Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202005146 - Employee Is Electrocuted and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202005146 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 06/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310721873	06/23/2008	1761	238160	Building Keeper, Inc.

Abstract: On June 23, 2008, Employee #1, a roofer, and two coworkers, also roofers, were lowering their 40 ft aluminum extension ladder. The ladder made near or direct contact with uninsulated overhead power lines. The single phase voltage potential to ground was approximately 2,400 volts. As the result of the ladder being in close proximity to the power line, the ladder became a part of the electrical path to ground. Employee #1, who was holding the ladder as well as leaning up against a metal fence, was electrocuted and was killed. The two coworkers, who were also holding onto the ladder, were not injured.

Keywords: ELECTROCUTED, METAL LADDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310721873			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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