Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066198 - Employee injured when aerial bucket contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201066198 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300793262	03/04/2003	1793	238150	J And S Glazing

Abstract: On March 4 2003, Employee #1, of J & S Glazing, was using a 40 ft JLG 400S arial lift truck to install windows at the site of a new two-story commercial building. The operator moved the bucket too close to the 12,000-volt overhead power line and it contacted one of the phase conductors. Employee #1 received an electric shock and sustained burns to both arms, internal injuries, and damage to his eyesight.

Keywords: BURN, EYE, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300793262			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Glaziers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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