Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200361129 - Employee Is Shocked and Burned When He Touched a Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200361129 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/25/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316595610	07/27/2012	1521	236115	Efren Gonzalez Rojas Dba Zax Mex Framing

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 24, 2012, Employee #1 a framer was hooking up roof trusses with non-conductive webbing attached to a steel cable with 150 lb. headache ball and hook attached to a boom-truck. The employee pulled the webbing and cable over to the truss and wrapped the webbing around. The steel cable had come into proximity to a 23 kV overhead power line and the ensuing arc of a power-energized cable. Employee #1 touched the headache ball with his left palm and was shocked by the electrical current knocking him to the ground. Employee #1 said he was okay but was transported by General Contractor to Rex Healthcare for medical attention. The employee was later, transported to UNC Burn Center, where Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days and released with minor burn to left palm and 2nd degrees burns to the soles of both feet.

Keywords: BURN, SHOCK, TRUSS, ROOF, POTENTIAL GRADIENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STEEL CONNECTING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316595610			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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