Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201635513 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201635513 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 11/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309278729	11/03/2005	1761	238170	Buckland Sheet Metal Corporation

Abstract: On November 1, 2005, Employee #1 was standing on an aluminum ladder, handling a 46 ft long metal gutter for installation on a two-story residential dwelling. The gutter contacted a primary electrical power transmission line and Employee #1 sustained a strong electric shock that caused him to fall from the ladder. He suffered severe electrical burns from the shock, and head and back injuries from the fall.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309278729			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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