Accident Report Detail
Accident: 130254.015 - Two Employees Are Electrocuted, Third Is Burned From Overhea
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1496921.015 | 10/08/2020 | Daniel Espinosa |
At 10:30 a.m. on September 8, 2020, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a roof ing company, were preparing to do re-roofing on a residential structure. They w ere setting up a platform hoist to lift shingles to the roof when they noticed t he extension section on the hoist's base unit was installed backward. As they m oved the hoist away from the roof to correct the extension section installation, the hoist made contact with overhead wires. The three employees sustained seve re electric shock. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital emergency departm ent, where he died from electrocution that afternoon. Employee #2 was transport ed 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 f eet, and discharged four days later.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | Other | 2 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1496921.015 | 42 | M | Fatality | Laborers, except construction | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: |
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2 | 1496921.015 | 27 | M | Hospitalized injury | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: |
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3 | 1496921.015 | 27 | M | Fatality | Laborers, except construction | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: |