Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133977.015 - Employee receives shock from power line, falls from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 133977.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514179.015	01/06/2021		238160	Gomez Roofing Co.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 5, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was installing a metal roof on a residence. A metal roof panel made contact with the overhead electric power line, and the employee sustained an electric shock. The employee fell from the roof, a fall height of approximately 31 feet. He was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of injuries that included electric shock burns and back injuries.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force trauma, Burn, Contact, Electric Shock, Fall, Fall Protection, Overhead Power Line, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				31

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1514179.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repair: Sheet Metal	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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