Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202486197 - Employee burned in contact with overhead power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 202486197 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125708370	11/14/2007	1541	236220	Tri-Corp Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 14, 2007, Employee #1, a superintendent, and a coworker were 20 ft to 25 ft up in the bucket of a JLG aerial lift, untangling some balloons that were caught in power lines. Employee #1 made repeated attempts to disentangle the balloons. During one of these tries, Employee #1 contacted with the 120/240- volt power lines. He sustained serious burned and was hospitalized at the UC Davis Medical Burn Center.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, ENTANGLED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125708370			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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