Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200812733 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Scaffold Contacts Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200812733 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 09/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312386303	10/01/2008	1791	238120	International Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 p.m on September 25, 2008, Employee #1 and two coworkers of the International Construction Company were pushing a scaffold across a dirt surface, when the scaffold contacted a high voltage power line. One coworker was knocked away from the scaffold and received burns and other serious injuries. Another coworker attempted to knock Employee #1 away from the scaffold and received electrical burns. Employee #1 was stuck to the scaffold and was electrocuted. The other two coworker were transported to a local hospital in Midland, TX and later transported by helicopter to the Lubbock Burn Center. One of the coworkers was released from the burn center on September 26, 2008. The other coworker remained in very critical condition with burns, an amputated leg.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312386303			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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