Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830875 - Employee electrocuted during asbestos removal

Accident Summary Nr: 200830875 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 11/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307604215	11/03/2004	1799	238990	The Asbestos Contractor

Abstract: At 9:30 p.m. on November 2, 2004, Employee #1 was performing asbestos removal for an asbestos contractor in Fresh Meadows, NY. He was standing on a metal ventilation duct and was reaching toward the wall when he let out a scream and fell onto the duct. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: DUCT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	11		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307604215			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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