Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202502514 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Gutter

Accident Summary Nr: 202502514 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312883283	05/13/2009	1761	238390	Gutters For Less Incorporated

Abstract: A carpenter working for a gutter company was hanging a piece of aluminum gutter 14 feet long. He was working from a 28-foot aluminum extension ladder, and he was approximately 20 feet above the ground. Suddenly, the aluminum gutter he was holding contacted an overhead power line energized at 13,200 volts. He sustained burns to his hand, chest, arms, and legs around both knees. He then fell approximately 16 feet to the ground. He was transported to Howard County General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. He had been electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, EXTENSION LADDER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CARPENTER, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, E C, E GI IC, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312883283			Fatality	Electric Shock	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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