Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462208 - Employee electrocuted when scaffold pole hits power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200462208 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 07/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310673413	07/25/2007	1761	238170	Whittemore Construction, Incorporated

Abstract: On July 25, 2007, Employee #1, age 17, and two coworkers, were dismantling an aluminum pump jack scaffold. He was lowering the pole when it contacted a 25,000-volt overhead power line.Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, METAL POLE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310673413			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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