Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124874.015 - Employee contacts overhead power line, falls, and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 124874.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 03/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470312.015	03/18/2020	1761	238170	317727363 - Viking Gutter Company Llc

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on March 18, 2020, Employee #1 was working at a multiemployer project, the renovation of a commercial structure. He was installing gutters when he made contact with overhead power lines. The employee fell three stories and was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1470312.015	28	M	Fatality		Sheet metal worker apprentices	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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