Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 73945.015 - Employee is electrocuted when rain gutter contacts energized

Accident Summary Nr: 73945.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/18/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1041493.015	02/18/2015		236116	1180 W. 36 Place Holdings, Llc And Or John Fowler

Abstract: At 2:27 p.m. on February 18, 2015, an employee was climbing a ladder and carrying a piece of metal down spout. The rain gutter touched the overhead 4.8 kV power line. The employee was electrocuted when a piece of metal down spout he was carrying contacted an energized electrical wire.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1041493.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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