Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162104 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201162104 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126062033	08/23/2000	1721	0	Pilot Painting & Construction Co.

Abstract: A foreman and two laborers were performing surface preparation work before painting a three-story building that was about 12.2 meters high. The foreman and one of the laborers were working together on the west side of the building, repairing cracks in a wall. They were using a 6.1-meter-long aluminum extension ladder. The building was only 1.7 meters away from a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall was so close that the employees placed the bottom of the ladder in a neighbor's yard. The foreman was moving the ladder while the laborer helping him was watching the position of ladder on the building. The laborer was also holding the ladder with one hand. The ladder contacted a 4800-volt overhead power line. Both employees received electric shocks and sustained burns. The foreman died of his injuries more than a month after the accident, on September 25, 2000. The laborer was hospitalized with burns on his right hand and left elbow. The laborer stated that he did not know of the presence of the power line and was not given any warning about it.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, E C, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126062033			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	126062033			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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