Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201261401 - Employee electrocuted when ladder contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201261401 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305974172	12/20/2002	1761	238160	Peak Construction & Remodeling, Inc.

Abstract: On December 19, 2002, Employee #1 was electrocuted when the ladder he was moving contacted an overhead power line.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305974172			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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