Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200032415 - Employee electrocuted when ladder contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200032415 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 12/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307373811	12/20/2004	1761	238160	Roman Pezdek

Abstract: On December 18, 2004, Employee #1 was removing an aluminum extension ladder from the south side of a house that was being shingled. The upper part of the ladder apparently contacted one of the 12,000-volt primary electrical distribution lines that extended along that side of the structure. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307373811			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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