Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200033116 - Employee electrocuted when metal strip contacts power line
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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311370373 | 12/13/2007 | 1751 | 238350 | Zyggi Construction |
Abstract: At 9:40 a.m. on December 13, 2007, Employee #1 was installing aluminum around newly-placed windows on the second floor of a building undergoing renovations. A coworker on the first floor was cutting the aluminum to the required size and another coworker was bringing the pieces up to Employee #1. He was inside of the building but would lean out the window to install the aluminum. Employee #1 was apparently moving a 6 ft long piece of aluminum out a window when he leaned against the wall below the sill. The aluminum piece contacted an energized 12-kilovolt primary overhead power line, electrocuting him. Emergency Services was contacted and Employee #1 was transported to John Stroger Hospital in Chicago, where he was pronounced dead.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 2 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 311370373 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Carpenters |