OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14385231

BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT

CHICAGO, IL— 1985-06-26T00:00:00

Event: RAIN SPOUT, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, METAL SIDING, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100091636
Employer profile: BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT
Summary number: 14385231
Report ID: 524200

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH O'HEAD LINE THRU METAL SIDING

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ALUMINUM SIDING AND RAIN SPOUTS ON A THREE-STORY BUIL DING. HE WAS WORKING FROM A SCAFFOLD AT THE ROOF LEVEL OF THE BUILDING, 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A COWORKER HANDED HIM A BUNDLE OF ALUMINUM SIDING OR RAIN SPOU T, AND HE SWUNG IT INTO AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS LOCATED BEHIND HIM AND T HAT RAN ALONG THE BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
6

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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