Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125377424 - Duo Roofing

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 125377424

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 01/07/1997

Site Address:
Duo Roofing
(Hubbard Manufacturing) 9038 W. State Road 32
Farmland, IN 47340

Mailing Address:
Attn Kenneth Cooper 2611 E. Jackson Street, Muncie, IN 47303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361310261

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170385603

Event: 12/30/1996

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Two roofers were using a 12.2-meter-long aluminum extension ladder that had been extended sufficiently to access the 6.4-meter-high roof of a building. When they finished working on the roof, they began to remove the ladder. Because the rope and pulley were missing from the ladder, it was difficult to retract the ladder. The employees leaned the ladder straight back towards the ground while it was still extended. A third employee was standing on the ladder feet so that the ladder would pivot without slipping. As the two roofers tipped the ladder back, it contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line located 6.6 meters above the ground and 6.5 meters from the building. Both employees received electric shocks. One of them was electrocuted, and the other was severely burned. (The employee standing on the ladder feet was not injured.)

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125377424			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers
2	125377424			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Roofers

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