Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920627 - One killed, one injured when ladder strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200920627 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 03/29/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304776974	03/29/2002	1761	0	Vr Gutter Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on March 29, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 were installing downspouts on the side of an apartment building. A 37,900-volt overhead power line was 10 ft from the building. The employees used a 40 ft metal extension ladder to access the downspouts. After finishing the work, they both grabbed the ladder to move it to the other side of the complex. They were pulling the ladder away from the building when the side rails contacted the overhead line. Employee #1 was killed instantly. Employee #2 received an electric shock and was knocked several feet away from the ladder. He sustained electrical burns, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, METAL LADDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304776974			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	304776974			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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