Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200921484 - Employee killed in fall after receiving electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200921484 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307361980	07/28/2004	1761	238170	Jose Danilo Vasquez Dba Imperial Siding Solution

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 21, 2004, Employee #1 was on a pump jack scaffold, installing siding on the north side of a two-story garage. He was putting a metal fascia on the gable end of the roof when he contacted a 34.5 kilovolt phase-to-phase overhead power line that was next to the garage. Employee #1 received an electric shock and fell approximately 22 ft onto the pavement. He died on July 22, 2004, as a result of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, METAL STRIP, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307361980			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.	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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