Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200758530 - Employee electrocuted when rebar strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200758530 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310481452	09/19/2007	1541	236220	John Paul Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:10 p.m. on September 19, 2007, Employee #1 was inserting rebar into 8 in. concrete blocks for reinforcement when the rebar he was holding contacted high voltage power lines. He received an electric shock and then fell from where he was working. Employee #1 was electrocuted. Although the company had a written safety program, further investigation revealed that Employee #1 had not been provided training to recognize unsafe conditions or practices in relation to overhead power lines. The company also did not contact the utility company to deenergize the power lines or insulate them from contact when it was reasonably predictable that employees might be exposed to electric shock or burns. Employee #1 was wearing safety goggles and safety shoes at the time of the accident.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, FALL, UNTRAINED

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	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310481452			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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