Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202004784 - One employee killed, one burned in contact with power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202004784 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 07/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308994458	07/24/2006	1542	236220	Greens Builders & Remodeling, Inc.

Abstract: On July 24, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker were replacing a roof at a church. They were using an aerial lift to access the work area. Employee #1, who was also the company owner, was operating the lift and lowering himself and the other two workers from the roof to the ground when he contacted the 7,600-volt A-phase of a overhead power line that was located about about 14 ft from the edge of the roof. Employee #1 was electrocuted. Employee #2 and the coworker sustained serious electric shocks and they were admitted to Chester/Crozier Burn Center for treatment of electrical burns. The power line had not been de-energized, relocated, or properly insulated.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, ELEC INSULATION, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308994458			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source
2	308994458			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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