Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307630863 - Home Exteriors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307630863

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 04/08/2005

Site Address:
Home Exteriors, Inc.
107 Calla Avenue
Floral Park, NY 11101

Mailing Address:
322 Biltmore Ave., Elmont, NY 11003

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 238170/Siding Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/08/2005

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 09/21/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100151216
Referral	200155752	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200150951

Event: 04/07/2005

Two electrocuted when scaffold pole contacts power line

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 7, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were installing vinyl siding at a house in Floral Park, NY. They were taking down 30 ft tall pump jacks when one of the poles struck the primary KeySpan wire, sending 7,620 volts of electricity through the pole to the ground. Employees #1 and #2 were electrocuted. They were transported by local fire department and EMS personnel to Winthrop University Hospital. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. and Employee #2 was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307630863			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	307630863			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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