Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642437 - Employee electrocuted when ladder contacts power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 200642437 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304962731	04/18/2002	1761	0	Amprop Roof Repair L.L.C.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on April 15, 2002, Employee #1, another roofer, and their manager were at a two-story church youth center to repair a leak in the roof. The Manager instructed the employees to set up their ladder on the side of building; he then left with a client representative to inspect the interior of building. The employees removed a 40 ft aluminum extension ladder from their truck, and carried it to the side of the building. While raising the extension, the ladder scraped paint from the side of the building. In response, Employee #1 pulled the ladder to a vertical position while his coworker pulled the rope to extend the ladder. Wind and/or the weight of the ladder caused it to fall backward and into some nearby electrical power lines. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HIGH WIND, EXTENSION LADDER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, UNSTABLE POSITION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304962731			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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