Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955838 - Employee Is Electrocuted after Contacting Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201955838 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 08/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313625451	08/18/2009	1623	237130	Brock & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: On August 18, 2009, Employee #1, a construction worker, and other two crew members were installing a 230-ft television cable line in a residential neighborhood. Employee #1 was working from an aerial lift, which was mounted on a truck. During the course of work, Employee #1's hard hat made contact with an overhead 7,200-V power line. Employee #1 was exposed to an electrical shock and was killed. Neither the aerial lift nor the hard hat was rated for the work on or near the electrical power lines. The lift had a number of stencils advising on hazards associated with overhead power lines.

Keywords: SHOCK, HARD HAT, INSTALLING, COMMUNICATION CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313625451			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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