Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374858 - Employee Is Burned When Paint Roller Contacts Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200374858 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313488967	10/01/2009	1721	238320	Williams Painting Service Inc

Abstract: On September 30, 2009, Employee #1 was working with another painter, on a two-point suspension scaffold, approximately 30 feet high. The scaffold was located between the leg of a water tank and an energized overhead power line. Employee #1 was on the right end of the scaffold, painting part of the leg, when his roller handle contacted the top of the power line. Employee #1 received first, second, and third degree burns. He was transported to the burn center and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CONSTRUCTION, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313488967			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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