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Accident Summary Nr: 201408549 - Employee Lifting Telecommunication Lines, Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201408549 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/19/2012
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31612591312/26/20121761238160Beacon Exteriors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 11, 2012, Employee #1, a carpenter, was using a 20 ft aluminum extension ladder to lift a telecommunications line that was 11.5 ft above the ground. The employee was moving the line out of the way to allow a truck to enter the driveway to the work site. The truck driver was delivering roofing materials to the site. As Employee #1 raised the ladder and the telecommunications line up, the ladder made contact with the electric distribution lines. Employee #1 was electrocuted when he made contact with the 7600-volt power line. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, CARPENTER, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, TRUCK
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Maintenance or repair Under $50,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 316125913 Fatality Electric Shock Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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