Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202045175 - Employee electrocuted when ladder contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202045175 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 08/25/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308607092	08/28/2006	1761	238160	Whippens Over The Top Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: On August 25, 2006, Employee #1, a roofer, was repositioning an aluminum portable extension ladder when he contacted a high-voltage overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, METAL LADDER, ROOFER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308607092			Fatality	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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