Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306716002 - Matuzael Witeck Dba Matuzael Witeck

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306716002

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 08/18/2003

Site Address:
Matuzael Witeck Dba Matuzael Witeck
273 Bay Avenue
Highlands, NJ 07732

Mailing Address:
224 Central Ave #2, Long Branch, NJ 07740

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 238170/Siding Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/2003

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 12/17/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101772333

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201772126

Event: 08/18/2003

Employee electrocuted, then falls from pump jack scaffold

On August 18, 2003, Employee #1 was working from on an aluminum pump jack scaffold. He was holding a 10 ft 2 in. long piece of aluminum fascia when it contacted a 7,200-volt overhead power line. Employee #1 sustained a electric shock and he fell approximately 19 ft 2 in. through the scaffold onto the concrete sidewalk. He suffered additional trauma when his head struck the pavement as he landed. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306716002			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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