Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774867 - Employee killed when scaffold pole contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200774867 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311596829	12/08/2007	1761	238170	Dave'S Construction

Abstract: On December 8, 2007, Employer #1 and a coworker were erecting a pole section of a pump jack scaffold to continue siding a condominium under construction in Lowell, MA. They lost control of the pole section and it struck an approximately 7,600-volt powerline running adjacent to the construction site. Employee #1 was electrocuted and was pronounced dead at the scene. His coworker suffered only minor injuries.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, METAL POLE, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311596829			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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