Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675437 - Employee electrocuted when ladder contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200675437 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308406784	08/01/2005	1721	238320	J.R. Florida Painting Corp.

Abstract: On July 30, 2005, Employee #1 was moving a 32 ft long aluminum extension ladder that he was using to paint a wall on the side of a building. He was moving the ladder away from the wall when he lost control of it and the ladder fell backward into an overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, METAL LADDER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, LOST CONTROL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308406784			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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