Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76636.015 - Two Employees Are Electrocuted When Repositioning Metal Ladd

Accident Summary Nr: 76636.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/03/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1061573.015	04/30/2015		238160	Fama Construction Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on April 3, 2015, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were moving a 35 ft shingle ladder to a different part of the roof of a residential house. As the employees moved the ladder, it came into contact with overhead power lines that were approximately 30 feet above the ground and 17 feet away from the dwelling and both employees were electrocuted.

Keywords: Electrocuted, Ladder, Metal Ladder, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1061573.015	34	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:
2	1061573.015	20	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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