Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201093713 - Employee killed when pipe contacted power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201093713 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300808565	12/14/1999	1799	0	Smithson Fire Protection Service

Abstract: Employee #1 of Smithson Fire Protection Service was running a 10-foot by 1-inch length of copper pipe to be used on the sprinkler system. Employee #1 was on the roof of a single family house, trying to snake the pipe through a hole in the exterior wall. The end of the pipe came in contact with a 15 kilovolt power line. Employee #1 fell 30 feet to the ground and was killed by the electric shock he received.

Keywords: FIRE EXT SYSTEM, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, PIPE, PLUMBING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300808565			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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