Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330371 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PANEL

Accident Summary Nr: 200330371 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 04/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113333546	04/19/1999	1761	0	M.C. Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were using a forklift to place metal roof panels on a building. The roof panels contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line, and one of the employees received an electric shock.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, METAL SHEET, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113333546			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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