Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952911 - Employee shocked when pole strikes power line, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 952911 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 06/24/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309174266	06/24/2005	1761	238170	Mario Bonilla

Abstract: On June 24, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were working at ground level, setting up an aluminum pump jack scaffold against a three-story apartment building in preparation for replacing a soffit. One of the scaffold's support poles contacted an overhead power line in the work area. Both workers received electric shocks and were thrown to the ground. Employee #1 went into cardiac arrest and died later that evening. The coworker refused medical attention.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, METAL POLE, CARDIAC ARREST, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309174266			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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