Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95788.015 - One employee is killed and another shocked when ladder conta

Accident Summary Nr: 95788.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 05/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1234573.015	05/23/2017		238320	Gladys Yudith Ramirez Rodriguez

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on May 22, 2017, two employees were setting up a 40 foot extension aluminum ladder. As the employees leaned the ladder onto a 13,800 volt power line, one employee was electrocuted, while the other sustained an electric shock, which he was hospitalized and received treatment for burns to his feet and legs.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Shock, Electrical, Ladder, Power Lines, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1234573.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:
2	1234573.015	30	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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