Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1419048.015 - David Frizzell

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 7:40 a.m. on July 30, 2019, two employees were working as painters for a painting and wall covering contractor. They were performing exterior painting in a maintenance or repair project on a multi-family dwelling. Employee #1 was moving an approximately 30 foot long (9.1 meter long) aluminum extension ladder. The ladder was in its raised vertical position. As employees #1 and #2 were maneuvering the ladder around an exterior patio fence, the top section of the ladder made contact with an overhead power line energized at 7,620 volts. Employee #1 received an electric shock. He fell to the ground. Employee #2 was thrown back. He was unresponsive. Employee #1 was transported to a large university's medical school teaching hospital. He was hospitalized there for approximately thirty-eight days. His right leg was surgically amputated below the knee. He suffered third-degree burns throughout the rear portion of his body from his legs to his head. Employee #2 was transported to a different medical center with injuries due to cardiac arrest. The extent of his hospitalization was not given.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Burn, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc System, Construction, E C (construction), Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Emergency Response, Energized, Extension Ladder, Head, Knee, Ladder, Leg, Overhead Power Line, Painter, Residential Construction, Surgical Amputation