Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200600294 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 200600294 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 05/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300437027	05/29/1998	1711	0	State Air Conditioning, Inc. Dba Air Control

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning mechanic was installing an air conditioner on the roof of a two-story building. A 7200-volt overhead power line was located 2.7 meters above the roof. As he was hoisting a 4-meter length of copper pipe onto the roof, the pipe contacted the power line, electrocuting the employee.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IC, METAL PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300437027			Fatality	Electric Shock	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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