Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120714.015 - Employee is killed by electrocution while erecting scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 120714.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 10/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437804.015	10/11/2019		238170	Carework Construction Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 11, 2019, an employee and five coworkers were erecting a pump jack scaffold. They raised a support pole up in the air to put in place when a wind blew the pole into a 26kv power line. Upon contact, the employee was killed by electrocution and the coworkers received minor injuries from electrical shock.

Keywords: Electrocuted, Erection Process, Power Lines, Pump Jack Scaffold, Shock, Support Posts, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1437804.015	24	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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