Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164816.015 - One employee is killed and another employee sustains severe

Accident Summary Nr: 164816.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/08/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1733619.015	03/09/2024		561730	Blue Island Landscape Lighting And Irrigation Solutions Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 8, 2024, Employee # 1 and Employee #2, both laborers, were working with a coworker, using a 40-foot metal ladder to install light fixtures on a palm tree. The ladder was within ten feet of a power line. After installing the fixture, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were taking down the ladder when ladder made contact with a 7.97 KV overhead power line. Employee #1 was killed due to electrocution, and Employee #2 received severe electrical burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Electrocuted, Installing, Overhead Power Line, Palm Tree, Power Lines, Tree Care

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1733619.015	30	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:
2	1733619.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury			Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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