Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202288288 - electric shock - lightning

Accident Summary Nr: 202288288 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301970406	07/01/1998	1542	0	Eagle Renovation Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing decking on a three-story roof. Employee #1 and two coworkers were ordered off the roof by the contractor due to a fast-approaching thunderstorm. Employee #1 was exiting the roof, walking to an access ladder, when he was struck by lightning. This caused him to fall 8.2 meters to the ground. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was administered at the scene; however, he died of his injuries.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301970406			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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