Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311370373 - Zyggi Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 9:40 a.m. on December 13, 2007, Employee #1 was installing aluminum around newly-placed windows on the second floor of a building undergoing renovations. A coworker on the first floor was cutting the aluminum to the required size and another coworker was bringing the pieces up to Employee #1. He was inside of the building but would lean out the window to install the aluminum. Employee #1 was apparently moving a 6 ft long piece of aluminum out a window when he leaned against the wall below the sill. The aluminum piece contacted an energized 12-kilovolt primary overhead power line, electrocuting him. Emergency Services was contacted and Employee #1 was transported to John Stroger Hospital in Chicago, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL STRIP