Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14436778 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU REBAR

Accident Summary Nr: 14436778 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 10/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109502690	10/22/1999	1522	0	Kam Corporation

Abstract: A construction company headquartered in Saipan was contracted to construct a two-story employee dormitory within a garment factory compound. The building was about 50 percent complete. The owner of the construction firm was on top of the building with six employees, installing rebar. One of the employees had cut a 5.5-meter length of rebar and had taken it up a ladder to the top of the building. When he reached the top of the building, he turned left, took a couple of steps across the north end of the building, and made another left turn. The rebar he was carrying contacted an overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, REBAR, ELECTROCUTED, E C

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109502690			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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