Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202563029 - Employee Receives Shock and Burns from Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 202563029 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312350408	10/08/2008	1761	238390	Radonich Enterprises Inc.Dba Wildcat Metals

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on October 8, 2008, Employee #1 was on top of scaffold platform carrying a 25 ft long rain gutter. He swung the section of metal gutter and struck the 21,000 volts high voltage line, causing an electrical flash. He suffered second and third degree burns on his head, chest, back, arms and hands. Employee #1 was airlifted to Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, ELECTRIC ARC, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, BACK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, HAND, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	46

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312350408			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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