Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712099 - Two employees electrocuted when scaffold strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200712099 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 11/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306204108	11/12/2003	1721	238320	Derin Scott

Abstract: On November 11, 2003, Employees #1 and #2 were using a mobile scaffold to clean gutters at an apartment complex. They were moving the scaffold when it contacted a 7,200 volt overhead power line. Both employees were electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306204108			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	306204108			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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