Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200811974 - Employee electrocuted when gutter contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200811974 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 06/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307008425	06/23/2005	1761	238170	Shrewsbury Custom Exterior

Abstract: On June 22, 2005, Employee #1 was standing on a piece of plywood being held at a height of 30 to 40 ft by a rough-terrain vehicle. A coworker was feeding him a 54 ft long piece of metal gutter. The owner of the company was operating the vehicle and acting as an observer, since there were high-voltage overhead power lines 10 to 12 ft away. The observer noticed that Employee #1 was pulling the gutter in the direction of the power lines. He keyed the mike on his radio to warn Employee #1, but he never had a chance to finish the warning before the gutter contacted the 7,600-volt power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted and his coworker sustained severe injuries.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307008425			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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