OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540199

CROWLEY ROOFING

SOMERVILLE, MA— 1984-05-15T08:37:00

Event: RAIN SPOUT,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #926097
Employer profile: CROWLEY ROOFING
Summary number: 14540199
Report ID: 111400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU MATERIAL

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 10-FOOT ALUMINUM RAIN GUTTER ALONG THE EDGE OF A RO OF. THE EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE 10-FOOT LENGTH OF GUTTER TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE HO USE IN THE DIRECTION OF NEARBY OVERHEAD POWER LINES. THE RAIN GUTTER MADE CONTAC T WITH THE TOP LINE CLOSEST TO HIM, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. HE FELL T O THE GROUND, 25.30 FEET BELOW.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
2

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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