Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200071249 - Employee electrocuted when ladder contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200071249 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 10/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304547896	10/09/2001	1721	0	Mason/Dixon, Llc

Abstract: At 4:05 p.m. on October 5, 2001, Employee #1, of Mason/Dixon, LLC, was removing a 32 ft aluminum ladder from the southeast side of the Spencer Presbyterian Church. As he moved the ladder back from the building, it struck against a three-phase, 7,200-volt phase-to-ground electrical power distribution line that ran from northeast to southwest, approximately 10 ft from the building. Employee #1 was electrocuted. When the Police and EMTs arrived, he was lying on the ground. He was treated and then transported to Rowan Regional Medical Center, where further treatment was attempted. He was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m. Subsequent investigation documented violations of OSHA standards and other standards that would support a citation related to this accident.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304547896			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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