Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330552 - Employee killed in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201330552 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 06/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305232605	06/24/2002	1761	0	Straight Line Contractors Inc.

Abstract: On June 20, 2002, Employee #1 was installing siding on a residential property. He was working from a ladder that was set adjacent to an incoming 150-amp electrical service conductor when he accidentally contacted the line. A coworker tried to get him off the line by shaking the ladder. This caused Employee #1 to fall approximately 20 ft onto a concrete driveway. He died of head injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305232605			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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