Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344610 - Employee killed when struck by lightning

Accident Summary Nr: 202344610 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308056704	08/11/2004	1741	238140	A.P.& Sons Masonry Service, Inc.

Abstract: On August 10, 2004, Employee #1 was working at a construction site for single-story homes. He saw a thunderstorm approaching and was moving scaffold planking from an open trailer into a company truck when he was struck by lightning. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: STORM, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTNING, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308056704			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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