Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 31615.015 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Bucket Hook Contacts Overhead

Accident Summary Nr: 31615.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 04/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
423123.015	04/30/2012		236115	Eight Fairmount Builders, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 30, 2012, Employee #1 was working from a scaffold and hoisting up buckets of 5 gallon mortar mix at a construction site. As he hoisted up the fifth bucket of mix, the hook of the bucket contacted an energized overhead power line that electrocuted him.

Keywords: Electrocuted, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Overhead Power Line, Scaffold, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	423123.015	33	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 32 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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