Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201345832 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Setting Up Ladder,later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201345832 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 09/01/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315091108	09/02/2011	1761	238160	Brian Granger Dba Granger Brothers Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 8:09 a.m. on September 1, 2011, Employee #1 and his Employer arrived at a residence in Topeka, Kansas to start a reroofing job and the shed. Employee #1 got out of the truck and started to set up the ladders while his Employer was getting the tools out of the truck. In the process of setting up the ladders, Employee #1 accidently contact with the 7200 volt overhead power line with the aluminum ladder. The employer heard an arcing noise and found Employee #1 on the ground. The Employer used a roofing tool to knock the ladder off the power line then summoned emergency medical services. The employer attempted to perform CPR until the Soldier Fire Department arrived and took over. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to Stormont Vail Hospital where he later died.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRIC CABLE, LADDER, TRUCK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315091108			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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