Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200264406 - Employee Electrocuted by Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200264406 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 03/13/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316223593	03/14/2012	1799	562910	Snyder Environmental, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on March 13, 2012, an Employee was working from a telescopic boom aerial lift approximately 15 to 20 feet from the ground. The employee began to cut a pipe hanger holding 30 feet by 6 inch section of pipe in place from a steam line pole. The top end of the pipe moved from its position striking an energized overhead power lines that was approximately 7 to 9 feet from the employee's location. The line contacted the employee, resulting in the electrocution of the employee from the contact it made with the pipe.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, STEAM, PIPE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316223593			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.