Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625200 - Employee Is Killed When Work Platform Contacts Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200625200 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 03/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313114209	03/23/2009	1761	238170	J C Phillips & Marty Johns

Abstract: At 12:20 p.m. on March 23, 2009, Employee #1 was working from an elevated platform to install vinyl siding. The platform was supported by an all terrain forklift, which one Employee #1's coworkers was operating. The boom was extended approximately 30- to 35- feet high. As the coworker lowered the boom, its right side railing came in contact with some power lines. Employee #1, who was still working from the platform, was electrocuted and died.

Keywords: SHOCK, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, WORK PLATFORM, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313114209			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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