Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200521896 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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303735328 | 07/31/2000 | 1761 | 0 | Kohlmeyer Inc. |
Abstract: Two employees were installing shingles on a house. They contacted an energized electric conductor and received electric shocks. Both employees were transported to a hospital, where one of them was pronounced dead of electrocution. (The original form did not list the other injured employee on an injury line.)
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 303735328 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |