Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053544 - Two Employees Contact Power Lines, Receive Flash Burns

Accident Summary Nr: 200053544 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/28/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311467435	06/28/2009	1793	238150	Midwest Glass & Glazing, Inc.

Abstract: On June 28, 2009, Employee #1 and #2 were working from a JLG man lift, when the basket of the lift contacted 168,000 volt power lines. They both received flash burns from the contact with the electrical lines. Both employees were transported to a medical center, but only Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, HYDRAULIC LIFT, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, STRUCK AGAINST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311467435			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Other
2	311467435			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Other

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