Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130254.015 - Two employees are electrocuted, third is burned from overhea

Accident Summary Nr: 130254.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 09/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496921.015	10/08/2020		238160	Daniel Espinosa

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on September 8, 2020, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a roofing company, were preparing to do re-roofing on a residential structure. They were setting up a platform hoist to lift shingles to the roof when they noticed the extension section on the hoist's base unit was installed backward. As they moved the hoist away from the roof to correct the extension section installation, the hoist made contact with overhead wires. The three employees sustained severe electric shock. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital emergency department, where he died from electrocution that afternoon. Employee #2 was transported to another hospital, where he died from electrocution on September 25, 2020. Employee #3 was transported to a hospital, admitted, treated for burns to his feet, and discharged four days later.

Keywords: Burn, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Foot, Hoisting Mechanism, Material Handling, Overhead Power Line, Platform, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1496921.015	27	M	Fatality	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:
2	1496921.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:
3	1496921.015	42	M	Fatality	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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