Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200023307 - Employee electrocuted when metal window frame contacts power

Accident Summary Nr: 200023307 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 03/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310884606	03/27/2007	1793	238150	Metro Glass Inc

Abstract: On March 26, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a JLG aerial lift with a 60 ft reach to raise an aluminum window frame. Employee #1 was inside the building and the coworker was in the boom basket, using the platform to support the frame. Employee #1 was grabbing the window frame when it contacted an energized primary utility line. Employee #1 was electrocuted and the coworker suffered an electric shock.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310884606			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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