Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344479 - Employee is killed when struck by lighting

Accident Summary Nr: 202344479 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307894725	07/02/2004	1711	238220	Mcmahon Building Company

Abstract: On July 1, 2004, Employee #1, a foreman for the plumbing subcontractor, sent the employees home since normal work hours were from 7:00 am till 3:30 pm and chose to continue working. The site was a construction of a two story building where work just began. The footing was dug and PVC, as well as C-PVC piping was laid. No rebar or concrete work was done yet. Employee #1's girlfriend, who worked nearby, stopped by the job site. They would then follow each other to their house. Employee #1 was pressurizing the PVC piping in preparation of a building inspection scheduled the next day, when it started to rain. He instructed his girlfriend to get in her car and right after she did so he was fatally hit on the chest by lightning.

Keywords: CHEST, STORM, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, PRESSURE PIPING, LIGHTING, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	2	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307894725			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other

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