Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200356293 - Two Employees Are Injured by Lightning, One Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200356293 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310929369	07/02/2007	1799	238190	Raul Zamarippa Dba Raul Zamarippa

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on June 26, 2007, Employee #1 and Employee #2, his brother and the company owner, were installing leveling rods in the foundation of chicken houses under construction. Weather conditions were clear with clouds moving in from the northeast and west. The immediate construction site was a 3-acre, level area located in the middle of a large agricultural section, with the closest elevation approximately 500 yards to the north. Employee #2 stated that he and his brother, Employee #1, were kneeling to put in the rods, when he heard about two rumbles of distant thunder. The next thing he recalled was being picked up by two of his workers and seeing his brother on the ground and unresponsive. Both employees had sustained an electric shock from a lightning strike in the vicinity. They were transported to the hospital, where Employee #1 died at approximately 7:55 a.m., on June 29, 2007. Employee #2 was released from the hospital on that same day.

Keywords: STORM, METAL BAR, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310929369			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause
2	310929369			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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