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Accident: 200542215 - One Worker Killed, Two Badly Burned In Power Line Accident

**Accident: 200542215 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/19/2011**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315561712	09/20/2011	1761	Kg Construction

At approximately 7:45 p.m. on September 19, 2011, Employees #1, #2, and #3, of KG Construction, were attempting to move an aluminum materials lift. As the employees began to move the lift away from the building, it shifted and made contact with the 12 kv power lines. All three employees received electrical shocks. Employee #1 was electrocuted; Employees #2 and #3 were transported to local hospitals with severe burns to their feet.

Keywords: burn, roof, electrocuted, construction, electric shock, aerial lift, foot

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	315561712			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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