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Accident: 97371.015 - Employee Contacts Metal Ladder With Overhead Power Line And

Accident: 97371.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/18/2017
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1248614.01507/19/2017Builder Services Group, Inc. Dba Truteam Builder Services Group, Inc.
At 11:30 a.m. on July 19, 2017, an employee was installing gutters and downspout s on the third level of a newly built townhouse. During work, high winds caused the employee to move a metal ladder he was using from the north side of the hous e when the ladder contacted overhead power lines. The employee was electrocuted.
Keywords: electrocuted, ladder hooks, overhead power line, residential construction
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   3 45 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 1248614.015 43 M Fatality Installers And Repairers FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite
FatCause:

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