Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202599320 - Employee Dies after Contacting Overhead Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 202599320 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313556201	07/09/2009	1761	238160	Kappe'S Seamless Gutters Inc

Abstract: On July 9, 2009, Employee #1 was the owner of a seamless gutter company. He was installing a 30-ft section of aluminum downspout on the eave of a townhouse. The eave was 28 ft, 8.75-in. above the foundation. A 7,600 volt overhead power line was located 7 ft, 6-in. from the eave, at a height of 27 ft, 5-in. above the ground. Employee #1 was shocked when the downspout he was holding made contact with the overhead power line. He was treated at a hospital for an unspecified amount of time until he died from his injuries.

Keywords: RAIN SPOUT, SHOCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313556201			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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