Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99812.015 - Employee is shocked when boom makes contact with power line

Accident Summary Nr: 99812.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1270120.015	10/12/2017		238160	Pellerin & Wallace, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on October 4, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing work at a one-story commercial building. He was standing next to a truck crane when the crane's boom made contact with an overhead power line. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for injuries related to the electric shock.

Keywords: Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Heart Attack, Power Lines, Roofer, Truck Boom, Truck Crane

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1270120.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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