Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 51006.015 - Employee Touches Overhead Power Line And Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 51006.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
912325.015	06/11/2013		238170	Ww Enterprises

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on June 9, 2013, an employee and a coworker were trying to access the top floor to a building and needed to move the aerial lift basket. The employee was in the lift basket and the coworker swung the boom while it was extended approximately 90 degrees. The employee was electrocuted when his head touched a 161,000 Volt power line that was overhead.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Electrical, Electrocuted, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	5	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	912325.015	44	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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