Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200461705 - Employee electrocuted in contact with overhead power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200461705 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 02/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306810342	02/04/2004	1771	238110	D.P. Fuccillo Incorporated

Abstract: On February 3, 2004, Employee #1, a laborer, was using a boom truck to move overhead phone and cable lines. He was elevated to the top position when he contacted a 2,400-volt overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306810342			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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