Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201991924 - Employee electrocuted in contact with energized standpipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201991924 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309306322	08/10/2005	1761	238160	Rick Thomas Roofing Corp

Abstract: On August 9, 2005, Employee #1 and three coworkers, of Rick Thomas Roofing, Inc., were installing three-tab shingles on a house. Employee #1 contacted an energized standpipe and was electrocuted.

Keywords: STANDPIPE, INSTALLING, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309306322			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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