Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304035298 - Mcdonald Contracting

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 304035298

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 11/30/2000

Site Address:
Mcdonald Contracting
1346 Noth Highway 89a
Fredonia, AZ 86022

Mailing Address:
340 North 250e, Kanab, UT 84741

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/30/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/30/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101991420

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201982345

Event: 11/16/2000

Employee killed in fall after electric shock

On November 16, 2000, Employee #1, age 17 and a co-owner of McDonald Contracting, was installing metal flashing on a building. He was on a metal structure and was pulling up a 20 ft long section of metal flashing when the flashing contacted an overhead 7,200 high-voltage power line. Employee #1 fell 14 ft to the ground, sustaining serious head injuries. His coworker brother immediately came to his aid and summoned the foreman, his coworker father. Employee #1 died at the scene after the arrival of paramedics.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304035298			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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