Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141876 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201141876 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300848090	08/14/2000	1751	0	James Acosta Dba Excel Construction

Abstract: An experienced carpenter was installing fascia board on a two-story house. He was not using fall protection. He slipped and, as he was falling, grabbed a 6900-volt-to-ground overhead power line to stop his fall. He continued to fall and contacted a telephone line before falling to the ground, where he struck his head against a block wall. He received an electric shock and sustained electrical burns, a fractured skull, and fractures of other bones. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300848090			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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