Abstract: On January 22, 2004, Employee #1, who worked for a painting contractor, was on a 25 ft 3 in. tall aluminum ladder, priming the gable eave on the east side of a 29 ft tall building. There was an energized 7,200-volt line 25 ft above the ground and a neutral line at 21 ft. The uniinsulated wire was 20 ft from the front of ther building and 8 ft from the rear of the building. Employee #1 descended, put down his paint bucket and roller, and was trying to reposition the ladder when he lost control and the ladder fell into the overhead lines. Coworkers heard a loud bang and found Employee #1 lying, face up, on the ground; his right arm was resting on the ladder's bottom rung, which was still energized. One coworker called 911 and another used a scrap board to knock Employee #1's arm off the ladder, which was still being held by the power from the live line to the neutral line. The same board was used to knock down the ladder. CPR and first aid was administered until the fire department arrived at 11:25 a.m. He was electrocuted.