Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 127698.015 - Gutter work employee is electrocuted when ladder hits line
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1483015.015 | 07/09/2020 | 561790 | Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning & General Contracting Of New Jersey, Llc. |
Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on July 9, 2020, an employee was working for a gutter cleaning service. He was at a residence, setting up a 9.8-meter (32-foot) Werner aluminum extension ladder. He was working near an overhead power line. The phase conductors were approximately 6.9 meters (22.5 feet) above the ground. They were energized at a distribution voltage of 7.2kV phase-to-ground or 12.5kV phase-to-phase. As the employee raised the upper section of the ladder, it came into contact with one or more phase conductors. There was a path for current to take, possibly from the employee's left arm, which was in contact with the ladder, through the employee's body, and exiting from his foot. He was electrocuted.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1483015.015 | 45 | M | Fatality | Roof Repair: Sheet Metal |