Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99082.015 - Painter is shocked when lift touches power line

Accident Summary Nr: 99082.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 09/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265027.015	09/18/2017		238320	Perfect Painting

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 18, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a painting company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a residential building. Employee #1 was working from the basket of a JLG aerial lift and painting the building's exterior fascia. Coworker #1 moved the lift basket, and the lift came into contact with a 13.2 kilovolt power line. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock and burns. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for electric shock and burns to his head and hands.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Burn, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Elevated Work Platform, Hand, Head, Painter, 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		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1265027.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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