Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200555530 - Worker In Aerial Lift Contacts Power Line And Electrocuted

**Accident: 200555530 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/29/2008**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
311529499	01/02/2009	1761	Russ Humphries

An independent contractor was using an aerial lift to install siding in a building. He accidentally lifted himself into a power line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: head, installing, overhead power line, work rules, electrocuted, construction, electric shock, mech mat handling, aerial lift

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	311529499			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior cladding FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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