Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200264026 - Employee Dies from Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200264026 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/08/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315041160	11/12/2010	1771	238110	Seven Valleys Concrete, Llc

Abstract: On November 8, 2010, Employee #1 was working for his employer, a concrete contractor. Employee #1 was finishing poured concrete using a broom with 3 5-foot extension handles. He lifted the broom to reposition it and the handle extension contacted a live overhead electrical line. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he died on November 11, 2010.

Keywords: BROOM, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CONCRETE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315041160			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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