Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952077 - Employee killed by fall after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 952077 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 08/31/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304541220	09/04/2001	1731	0	Triangle Electric Corporation

Abstract: On August 31, 2001, Employee #1, of Triangle Electric Corporation, was in a bucket truck, working on the outside lights of a school football stadium. He was 70 ft above the ground when he received an electric shock from an energized light pole. Employee #1 was apparently rendered unconscious, and, when he came to, fell out of the bucket to the ground. He died of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304541220			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 70 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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