Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202005013 - Employee killed in fall after contacting power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202005013 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 10/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310718481	10/23/2007	1761	238170	Bmj Contractors Inc.

Abstract: On October 20, 2007, Employee #1 was carrying aluminum siding while climbing a ladder. The siding contacted a 13,200-volt power line, and he fell back onto the power line and then dropped approximately 40 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, METAL SIDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310718481			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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