Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897546 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 897546 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 01/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126624774	01/28/1997	1721	0	Better Homes, Yards & Businesses, Inc.

Abstract: A contractor was completing painting and trim work on a single-family dwelling. One of the contractor's employees was on a 12.2-meter aluminum extension ladder set up on the front side of the house. Another employee was at the foot of the ladder. The ladder, which had been extended to about 9.4 meters, began to fall backward away from the house. The employee at the bottom of the ladder tried to control it, but was unable to do so. The ladder continued to fall and contacted a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line. The employee on the ladder was electrocuted. The other employee received an electric shock and was burned. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, PAINTER, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126624774			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	126624774			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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