Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038953 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 171038953 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303363576	02/07/2000	1542	0	Mountain States Construction Co

Abstract: Two employees were measuring a building. One employee was in a scissor lift, holding a tape measure. The other employee was on a wall of the building, apparently was holding the other end of the tape measure. The employee in the lift raised it to roof level and contacted a 72-kilovolt overhead power line. He was electrocuted. The other employee received an electric shock and sustained burns on his hands and knees where he was kneeling. He then fell 8.5 meters to the ground. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, MEASURING DEVICE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303363576			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source
2	303363576			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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