Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200011690 - Employee electrocuted when lift basket contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200011690 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 06/18/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305633109	06/23/2003	1741	238140	John Steurer Plastering Co.

Abstract: On June 18, 2003, Employee #1, a foreman for a plastering company, and a coworker apprentice were in the basket of an aerial lift installing 8 ft sections of a facade on the east side of a new building. They were maneuvering the basket when they accidentally contacted a 7,200 volt overhead power line. Employee #1 was severely injured. The basket was lowered to the ground, and several attempts were made to resuscitate him. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was electrocution. Weather conditions did not contribute to this accident.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305633109			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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