Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637600 - Employee Receives Electric Shock While Erecting Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201637600 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 03/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311697205	03/19/2008	1761	238170	Precision West Exteriors Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311697213	03/19/2008	1521	236115	Gsl Construction Inc

Abstract: On March 19, 2008, an employee was a part of four person siding crew that was erecting an aluminum pump jack scaffold rail when the rail contacted a high voltage power line running in close proximity to the building. The employee received electric shock and was hospitalized.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311697205			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use
2	311697213					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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