Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200150951 - Two Electrocuted When Scaffold Pole Contacts Power Line
Accident: 200150951 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 04/07/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307630863 | 04/08/2005 | 1761 | Home Exteriors, Inc. | ||||
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
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 3 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 307630863 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior cladding FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |
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2 | 307630863 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior cladding FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |