Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671048 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 200671048 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300496353	11/07/1997	1542	0	J.A.M. Builders Inc.

Abstract: An employee was hoisting a rebar near an overhead power line. The rebar contacted the power line, electrocuting the employee.

Keywords: METAL WIRE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, REBAR, ELECTROCUTED, E C

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	19	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300496353			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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