Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052165 - Employee electrocuted while clearing ice from building

Accident Summary Nr: 200052165 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 02/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306019787	02/09/2004	1799	238390	Gagner Restoration, Inc.

Abstract: On February 7, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a high reach truck to remove snow and ice from a sorority house at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE. As they were working, Employee #1 reached out and accidentally grabbed a 12,000-volt electrical line. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, FROZEN, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306019787			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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