Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463493 - Employee electrocuted when flashing contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202463493 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310194113	09/14/2006	1761	238390	Jack Lambert Wiest Dba Golden State Rain Gutters

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was installing metal flashing on a storage facility under construction. He was climbing a ladder while carrying a 21-foot-long piece of flashing with his right hand when part of the flashing contacted an energized 12-kilovolt PG&E overhead power line. The lines were between 6 ft 6 in. and 7 ft 1 in. above the top plate where he was standing before contact. The entrance wound was on his palm and the exit wound was on his chest, going across the heart. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had only been working at his job for two days at the time of the accident.His employer sought counsel and was advised to exercise his Fifth Amendment rights.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, INEXPERIENCE, METAL STRIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310194113			Fatality	Electric Shock	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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