Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270239 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GUTTER

Accident Summary Nr: 200270239 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 06/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300216504	06/11/1997	1761	0	Dalton & Son Seamless Gutter Co.

Abstract: Two employees were climbing aluminum ladders, carrying a 19.8-meter length of aluminum gutter. One end of the gutter contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. The employee closest to the contact was electrocuted. The other employee received an electric shock and was knocked from the ladder. He died from head injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, RAIN SPOUT, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, E GI IC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300216504			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	300216504			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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