Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171262074 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 171262074 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102459120	07/10/2001	1721	0	Mccabe Painting Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working as an exterior painter. He was above ground in an elevated aerial lift basket, pressure washing a roof, when his head contacted a 7,200-volt overhead power line. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CLEANING, ELECTROCUTED, PAINTER, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	102459120			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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