Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201261542 - Employee electrocuted from contact with power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201261542 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/23/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307025676	09/25/2003	1761	238160	Ziggy'S Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: On September 23, 2003, Employee #1 had finished a roofing job and was working alone to remove material handling equipment from the building. He was pulling the equipment away from the structure when he contacted an energized 12 kilovolt overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307025676			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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