Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202570362 - Painter Is Electrocuted on Bridge Framework

Accident Summary Nr: 202570362 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316909852	05/21/2013	1721	237310	Spartan Contracting Llc

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on May 20, 2013, Employee #1, a painter employed by Spartan Contracting LLC, was working as part of a painting crew. The crew was making preparations to paint the Glover Cary Bridge on Hwy 2262 in Owensboro, KY. The crew finished their work for the day. They were in the process of securing the area. Employee #1 returned to the bridge upper frame. He was electrocuted. He was found lying unresponsive on the catch net, just below the upper framework of the bridge. The subsequent investigation of this fatality determined that the employer had been contracted by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District II to do the bridge painting.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, METAL RAIL, SHOCK, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, BRIDGE, NET, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316909852			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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