Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 154619.015 - Two employees are electrocuted while completing roofing acti
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1647468.015 | 02/21/2023 | 1761 | 238160 | 153509 - Master Roofing - Siding, Llp |
Abstract: At 12:00 noon on January 23, 2023, subcontractor employees were completing roofing activities on a two-story residential home. Employee #1, the company owner, was lowering a 32-foot shingle hoist from the front right corner of the residential home when he lost control of the hoist and it contacted the 7,200-volt electrical distribution lines located approximately 23-1/2 feet away from the home. Once the shingle hoist contacted the electrical distribution line employee #1 was electrocuted. Employee #2 saw employee #1 and attempted to push him off of the power line when he also was electrocuted. Both employees were transported to the hospital where employee #2 died from his injuries on February 6, 2023.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1647468.015 | 24 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |