Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280138 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201280138 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300969730	04/24/1997	1761	0	R.J.D. Exterior Designs, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were dismantling an aluminum pump-jack scaffold. The aluminum poles were 7.3 meters long with a 3.7-meter extension, for a total length of 11.0 meters. The employees were dismantling the scaffold between a building and an overhead power line. The base of the pole they were moving was 1.2 meters away from the bottom of the building, and the power line was 4.6 meters from the building. One of the employees placed his foot at the base of the pole as a pivot, while the second employee walked the pole down. A gust of wind pushed the second employee backwards about two steps, allowing the pole to contact the 14.4-kilovolt power line. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, E C, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300969730			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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