Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164443.015 - Employee dies, is electrocuted when cable contacts powerline

Accident Summary Nr: 164443.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 10/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1730155.015	10/04/2023		236115	Brandon Young

Abstract: On October 3, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer for a home builder was rigging wooden trusses to the hook of a crane. The wire rope of the crane made contact with the overhead powerlines while the employee held the wire rope. The employee died after being electrocuted.

Keywords: Clearance, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contact, Crane, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Laborer, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Overhead Power Line, Residential Construction, Rigging, Shock, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1730155.015	40	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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