Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 36676.015 - Employee working near power line is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 36676.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 12/19/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
795221.015	12/19/2012		238160	Wdh Construction & Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 1:22 p.m. on December 19, 2012, Employee #1 was working on a flat roof capping the edge. The aluminum he was capping with was caught by wind and it contacted an adjacent 7,600 volt transmission line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: Electrocuted, Roof, Roofer, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	795221.015	51	M	Fatality		Roof Repair: Sheet Metal	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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