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Accident Summary Nr: 98912.015 - Employee is shocked while pulling metal gutters on top of sc

Accident Summary Nr: 98912.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/24/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1228004.015	04/24/2017		332322	Titan Sheet Metal, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on April 24, 2017, an employee was passing sheet metal rain gutters through a scaffold on a new residential construction project. The gutters were approximately 27 feet long and the scaffold was set approximately 30 feet high. A coworker passed a length of gutter to the employee who was holding the gutter when it came into contact with an energized power line. The employee suffered serious burns to his hands, knee, and thigh. The employee was hospitalized as well.

Keywords: Burn, Electrical, Metal Strip, Power Lines, Shock

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1228004.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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