Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053759 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200053759 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/16/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314056334	08/17/2010	1761	238160	Scarborough Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was painting a building from an aerial lift. Employee #1 was located on the south side of the building, and two coworkers were working on the north side of the building. Employee #1 was working below 50-kilovolt power lines, when he raised the bucket of the aerial lift into the power lines. Employee #1's head came into contact with the power lines, and he was electrocuted. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat or fall protection at the time of the accident. Employee #1 was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, NE, where he was declared dead.

Keywords: HARD HAT, ELECTRICAL, PPE, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, PAINTER, AERIAL LIFT, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314056334			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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