Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161606.015 - Employee suffers electrocution while hanging Christmas light

Accident Summary Nr: 161606.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 11/08/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1710117.015	11/14/2023		238130	Avery Enterprise Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on November 8, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employee #1 was hanging Christmas Lights on an evergreen tree at a residential address. Employee #1 was using a fiberglass pole to hang Christmas lights on an evergreen tree in the backyard of a residential home. The fiberglass pole and/or Christmas lights contacted the energized 69KV power line and the employee was electrocuted. Employee #1 also suffered 3rd degree burns.

Keywords: Burn, Contact, Electric Cord, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Electrocuted, Fiberglass, Gin Pole, Installing, Lighting, Lightning, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Residential Construction, Shock, Tree

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1710117.015	24	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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