Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202353553 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 202353553 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307567883	05/11/2004	1721	238320	Shenk Paint And Plastering

Abstract: On May 10, 2004, Employee #1 was on an aluminum ladder painting the outside of a single-family house when he contacted an incoming, 120-volt overhead power line while trying to reach around it. He received an electric shock and fell 13 ft 6 in. to the ground. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and was hospitalized. The ladder and the ground were wet from rain the previous night.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307567883			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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