Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170123004 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170123004 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 03/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127320935	03/28/1997	1542	0	Ed Shore Builders

Abstract: Two employees were rigging a roof truss so that a 9-metric-ton truck crane could hoist it. Using a tag line, one of the employees passed the assembly ball to the other employee. The second employee held the load line in his left hand and hooked the truss to the load line. He then pulled back with his left hand and brought the load line into contact with an overhead power line. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	5	100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127320935			Fatality	Electric Shock	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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