Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130277.015 - One is electrocuted, one is injured when pole contacts power

Accident Summary Nr: 130277.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 10/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497090.015	10/13/2020		238170	Jose Santamaria Lopez Dba Jl And Son

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on October 13, 2020, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a siding company, were erecting a pump jack scaffold at a single-family residence in preparation for installation work. The outdoor winds exceeded 17 miles per hour with even stronger gusts. As they erected a 24-foot scaffold pole support adjacent to the house, the pole made contact with a live and uninsulated 7,200-volt primary power line that ran parallel to the house. The power line was approximately 23 feet 8 inches above the ground and approximately 12 feet away from the house. Employee #1 was electrocuted. Employee #2 sustained electric shock injuries that required hospitalization and treatment.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Energized, Erection Process, Installing, Metal Pole, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Pump Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1497090.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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