Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820983 - electric shock - direct contact with overhead line

Accident Summary Nr: 200820983 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302609938	10/17/2000	1795	0	Fox Valley Metal Buildings, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working from an aerial lift, cutting a catwalk from a building that was being demolished. A 7200-volt overhead power line was located nearby .The line was 8.0 meters above the ground and 4.9 meters from the building. The employee was working about 4.9 meters above the ground. When the employee elevated the aerial lift bucket and moved it toward the power line, he contacted the line with his right arm. (The employee had no recollection of the accident, and there were no eyewitnesses.) He received an electric shock and sustained severe burns to his face, arm, back, and feet. He was hospitalized for his injuries. The employees on the site were aware that the line was energized. The injured employee had been warned numerous times to stay clear of overhead power lines, not only on this site but on others.

Keywords: BURN, E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302609938			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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