Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200631968 - Worker Dies When Ladder Touches Overhead Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200631968 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 11/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311679740	11/04/2008	1761	238160	Jones Contracting

Abstract: On November 4, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were setting up an aluminum ladder that was approximately 28-feet 4-inches in length. Employee # 1 was walking the ladder up into position with hand over hand motion, while the coworker was securing the bottom end of the ladder with his feet. As they were doing this, the ladder came into contact with a 7,200-volt line. Employee # 1 died from electrocution, and the coworker was blown from the ladder approximately six-feet and suffered unspecified injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311679740			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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