Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202250981 - Employee in boom electrocuted when head contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202250981 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 12/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305966707	12/05/2002	1521	0	J.T. Remodeling

Abstract: On December 5, 2002, Employee #1 was maneuvering a J.L.G. extendable boom aerial lift between a house and overhead power lines in preparation for installing a 4 ft by 8 ft window. He stopped the lift to check how close the boom was from the bottom wire. When he raised his head to check, he contacted the 14,400-volt tip wire. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, MECH MAT HANDLING, TRUCK BOOM, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	3	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305966707			Fatality	Electric Shock	Carpenter apprentices	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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