Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201402492 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Siding
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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127289981 | 12/09/1998 | 1761 | 0 | Scott Hill |
Abstract: An employee was installing siding on a barn. As he carried a 3.7-meter section of metal siding up a ladder, the siding contacted an overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 127289981 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |