Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052272 - Employee injured when electric shock causes fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200052272 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306021643	07/15/2004	1541	236210	All Purpose Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: On July 12, 2004, Employee #1 was climbing a scaffold to help a coworker take measurements on a roof for placing double Ts when he contacted an energized, overhead power line. The shock caused him to fall from the scaffold to the ground, fracturing several ribs and a vertebra in his lower back. Employee #1 also sustained third-degree burns on his lower back, arms, and hands. The coworker was approximately 20 ft away on the scaffold and saw Employee #1 receive the electric shock. He began to descend to help Employee #1 when he touched a rebar that felt "hot" to him. The scaffold frame was within 32 in. of the power line, and no isolation or shielding of the line was in place.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306021643			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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