Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772499 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200772499 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306095183	03/17/2003	1761	238390	Construction By Anderson, Inc.

Abstract: On or aboutMarch 17, 2003, Employee #1 was using a 40 ft extension ladder to install an aluminum gutter. He was moving the metal gutter when it contacted a three-phase, 4,160-volt overhead power line. He received an electric shock that resulted in exit wounds. Employee #1 fell between 28 ft and 32 ft from the ladder to the ground. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, EXTENSION LADDER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, METAL STRIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	33

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306095183			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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