Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169332.015 - Employee is killed when electrocuted and falls from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 169332.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/17/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1769386.015	08/17/2024		238130	A-Class Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 8:11 a.m. on August 17, 2024, Employee #1 was erecting the 6th level of a scaffold when a frame member of the scaffold came into contact with an energized overhead power line. The employee suffered an electrical shock and subsequently fell approximately 30 feet to the ground level. Emergency responders were called to the scene, but the employee was pronounced dead from the injuries sustained from both the electrical shock and the fall.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ground, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Scaffold, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1769386.015	30	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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