Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202343992 - Employee electrocuted when stepladder contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202343992 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 12/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306060187	01/06/2003	1761	238160	J. Jacobs Roofing

Abstract: On December 28, 2002, Employee #1 was on the roof of a row house, cutting strips of rubberized material prior to placement on the roof. He was apparently moving or repositioning a 40 ft fiberglass stepladder that he had used to access the roof when it contacted a 13-kilovolt power line hanging approximately 6 ft 4 in. above his head. Employee #1 was transported to St. Agnes Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306060187			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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