Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200451656 - Employee killed by contact with power line and fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200451656 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 07/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307832204	08/01/2004	1542	236220	Thrifty Portable Buildings, Inc.

Abstract: On July 28, 2004, Employee #1 was on a ladder at a building construction site. He was holding a piece of metal roof edging when he contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line and was electrocuted. He then fell 8 ft onto a concrete slab.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, METAL STRIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307832204			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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