Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200150951 - Two electrocuted when scaffold pole contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200150951 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 04/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307630863	04/08/2005	1761	238170	Home Exteriors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 7, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were installing vinyl siding at a house in Floral Park, NY. They were taking down 30 ft tall pump jacks when one of the poles struck the primary KeySpan wire, sending 7,620 volts of electricity through the pole to the ground. Employees #1 and #2 were electrocuted. They were transported by local fire department and EMS personnel to Winthrop University Hospital. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. and Employee #2 was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307630863			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	307630863			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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