Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200033181 - Two Employees Electrocuted as Scaffold Contacts Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200033181 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 05/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311373716	05/05/2008	1761	238170	A.G.S. Construction

Abstract: On May 5, 2008, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were performing siding operations from a pump jack scaffold located more than twenty five feet above the ground. The two employees were raising up the scaffold when it made contact with a 4000 volt power line. The power line energized the scaffold and the current ran through both employees. The electric current exited the scaffold through a triangle brace into the building. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 were electrocuted. No citations were issued due to the fact that Employee #1, an officer of the company, was one of the employees electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, ROOFER, BRACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311373716			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	311373716			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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