Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858842 - Employee electrocuted when paint roller strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201858842 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308980382	05/23/2006	1721	237310	Petersen, Inc.

Abstract: On May 23, 2006, Employee #1 was working from an approximately 23 ft tall roof to paint the exterior of a commercial building. His paint roller or paintstick struck a nearby 4-kilovolt overhead power line, and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	23	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308980382			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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