Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 665828 - Employee killed when struck by lightning

Accident Summary Nr: 665828 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 05/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17949124	05/31/1989	1761	0	M. Marino And Sons Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Because of rain, several employees, including Employee #1, were placing a tarpaulin over a section of roof that had been stripped that day. A single bolt of lightning struck and killed Employee #1. Evidence indicates that the lightning first struck an antenna on a house 50 ft south of where the employees were working and then struck Employee #1.

Keywords: STORM, ROOF, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, STRUCK BY, ANTENNA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17949124			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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