Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405735 - Employee injured when aerial basket contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201405735 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 12/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127053742	12/21/2001	1541		Cornerstone Building Co Llc

Abstract: On December 21, 2001, Employee #1 was elevated in an extendable boom aerial work basket when it contacted energized electrical wires. Employee #1 received an electric shock and sustained burn injuries that requireed hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127053742			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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