Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202676045 - Construction Helper Is Electrocuted While Erecting Scaffold
Accident: 202676045 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/15/2014 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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317249779 | 03/17/2014 | 1799 | Curtis Beresford Dba Full Service Scaffold | ||||
On March 14, 2014, Employee #1, a construction helper employed by a contractor doing business as Full Service Scaffold, was engaged in erecting a scaffold as part of an exterior painting project at a residential building. Employee #1's hand came into contact with overhead high-voltage power lines. Employee #1 was electrocuted. This fatality was investigated by Cal/OSHA. | |||||||
Keywords:
erection process, installing, overhead power line, electrocuted, construction, electric shock, painter, hand, scaffold
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 3 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 317249779 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Helpers, construction trades | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |