Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539656 - Employee Is Burned When Contacted High Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 202539656 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/18/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300868957	08/18/2008	1742	238310	Family L Plastering

Abstract: On August 18, 2008, Employee #1 was engaged in plastering operation on the fourth level of a metal scaffold platform on the south and west corner. The scaffold was erected by the Family L Plastering within 6 ft of an energized 4800-volt overhead power line. Employee #1's hard hat probably touched the wire since he had feeling that something was grabbing him. Therefore, he tried to get away, by swinging his hand and accidentally made contact with the energized 4800-volt overhead high-voltage conductors. Employee #1 sustained second and third-degree burns to his posterior torso, left upper arm, hand, and thigh. After the accident, paramedics were called and Employee #1 was transported to University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, and later transferred to the Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital. Employee #1 required a surgery and was hospitalized for twelve days.

Keywords: PLATFORM, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, TORSO, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, BURIED, HAND, SCAFFOLD

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	2	33

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300868957			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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