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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
423123.01504/30/2012236115Eight 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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