Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97371.015 - Employee contacts metal ladder with overhead power line and

Accident Summary Nr: 97371.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248614.015	07/19/2017		238310	Builder Services Group, Inc. Dba Truteam Builder Services Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on July 19, 2017, an employee was installing gutters and downspouts 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 house when the ladder contacted overhead power lines. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: Electrocuted, Ladder Hooks, Overhead Power Line, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1248614.015	43	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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