Accident Report Detail
Accident: 118493.015 - Two Employees Are Electrocuted When Ladder Touches Power Lin
Accident: 118493.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/24/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1419706.015 | 07/26/2019 | B Builders Contracting, Llc | |||||
At 8:15 p.m. on July 24, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction c ompany, were putting away the 35-foot aluminum extension ladder they had used w hile painting the exterior of a house. The ladder made contact with the house's power service line, and electricity was conducted through the aluminum to the e mployees. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 were electrocuted. | |||||||
Keywords:
electric conductor, electrocuted, extension ladder, ladder, paint, painter, power lines, residential construction
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | 2 | 25 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1419706.015 | 37 | M | Fatality | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: |
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2 | 1419706.015 | 53 | M | Fatality | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: |