Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200032985 - EMPLOYEE ELECTROCUTED when shovel contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200032985 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 06/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310177274	06/11/2007	1761	238160	Trela Roofing Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:38 a.m. on or about June 11, 2007, Employee #1 was removing spanish tile from the outer side of the roof parapet on a building in Oak Lawn, IL. He was working in the northwest corner of the roof directly below a 7,200 volt overhead power line. As it passed over the corner of the building, the height of the line varied between approximately 7 ft 8 in. and 8 ft 1 in. Employee #1 was using a shovel with a fiberglass handle to dislodge the tiles. He was reaching over the parapet to access the tiles when the metal end of the shovel apparently contacted the overhead line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310177274			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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