Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 656470 - Employee injured when metal siding contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 656470 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 02/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113547749	02/15/2002	1761	0	Siding Solutions

Abstract: On February 15, 2002, Employee #1 and coworkers were part of a crew installing siding on a two-story house. He was passing a section of aluminum siding down to be re-cut when it contacted a power line. Employee #1 received an electric shock, but the resulting injuries did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113547749			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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