Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171059249 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FLASHING

Accident Summary Nr: 171059249 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301170759	05/23/2000	1761	0	Rw Design

Abstract: An employee was sitting down, straddling the peak of a roof. He was installing a piece of metal flashing at the edge of the roof. The metal flashing contacted an overhead power line, and the employee received an electric shock. The employee lost consciousness and fell from the roof peak, which was 5.2 meters above the ground, to the concrete driveway. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, E C, ROOFER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, METAL STRIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301170759			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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