Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401387 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201401387 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127218774	12/04/1997	1761	0	Pro Con Roofer

Abstract: A roofing contractor was installing a roof on a new single-family dwelling. As he was moving his aluminum extension ladder, it tipped into a 7600-volt overhead power line, and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ROOFER, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127218774			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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