Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134170.015 - Employee burns arms and falls after contact with conductors

Accident Summary Nr: 134170.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1491630.015	09/03/2020		236116	Steelbuilt Framing Technologies

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 9, 2020, an employee working as a concrete finisher for a building contractor was performing concrete finishing. The employee was using a bull float type tool with an 18-foot aluminum handle. The employee walked to the west edge of the structure carrying the 18-foot pole. As the employee was moving about the deck, the pole he was carrying contacted energized conductors running parallel with the west elevation. The employee was shocked causing him to collapse and fall approximately 15 feet to the lower level. The employee was unconscious when paramedics arrived. He was transported to the local hospital and admitted into the burn unit, where he was treated for multiple trauma including shock trauma and burns to his arms.

Keywords: Arm, Building, Burn, Clearance, Commercial Building, Concrete, Concrete Finisher, Construction, Contact, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hand Tool, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Shock, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1491630.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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