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Accident Summary Nr: 201041183 - Two employees injured when metal strip contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201041183 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 10/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305702961	10/25/2002	1761	0	Falcon Roofing Company

Abstract: On October 25, 2002, Employee #1, the roofing company foreman, and Employee #2 were installing 4 in. wide by 10 ft long metal flashing along the roof eaves of a two-story structure. Two months earlier, a 3 ft wide fabricated frame scaffold had been erected around the building; where the employees were working, its guardrail was parallel to, and 6 ft away from, a 7,200-volt electrical power line. Employee #1 was handling one of the metal strips when it contacted the energized line. He received an electric shock, suffered electrical burns, and fell 20 ft from the scaffold platform onto the asphalt adjacent to the construction property. Employee #2, who was standing nearby, also reached for the metal strip and was shocked, but he remained on the scaffold platform. He sustained less serious injuries, for which he was treated and released.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, METAL STRIP, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305702961			Non Hospitalized injury	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
2	305702961			Hospitalized injury	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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