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Accident Summary Nr: 41140.015 - Employee Contacts Overhead Power Line, Falls From Ladder, An

Accident Summary Nr: 41140.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 09/19/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
654578.015	09/19/2012		236118	Jb Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 19, 2012, Employee #1 was climbing an extension ladder and guiding a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of plywood . The plywood sheet was hoisted to an open section of a second story roof by a section of rope. As Employee #1 climbed the ladder, he contacted an energized overhead power line that was running parallel to the south side of the house and was measured approximately 12 in. from the ladder. The line voltage was 7,200 volts. The power lines were not guarded or otherwise made safe. After contacting the power lines, Employee #1 fell approximately 22 ft to the sidewalk. He sustained internal bleeding from blunt trauma to the head and torso and an electrical burn on the right index finger and is killed.

Keywords: Electrical, Fall, Ladder, Power Lines, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	654578.015	50	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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