Roofer Electrocuted When Aluminum Extension Ladder Contacts Overhead Power Line

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• Description:
  Background: In Massachusetts, from 1991 - 2004, 18 workers were electrocuted either through direct contact with energized power lines or when the equipment they were using touched the power lines. Fourteen of these electrocutions occurred in the construction industry. As with most occupational injuries and fatalities, these electrocutions could have been prevented. Incident: A 40-year-old male roofer was fatally electrocuted and a 21 -year-old coworker was seriously injured when the 32-foot aluminum extension ladder they were unloading from a pickup truck came in contact with an energized overhead power line. The victim and the coworker, who were bringing equipment to the jobsite, parked the pickup truck and started to unload the aluminum extension ladder. As the victim and the coworker lifted the already extended aluminum extension ladder off of the pickup truck, it came in contact with the overhead energized power lines. Overhead power lines are not insulated! While some overhead power lines have a coating to protect them from the weather, this coating will not protect you from electric shock. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Electric Injuries
  • Electricity
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-prevention
  • Injury-prevention
  • Protective-measures
  • Electrical-shock
  • Electrocutions
  • Electrical-hazards
  • Electrical-conductivity
  • Electric-power-transmission-lines
  • Roofing-industry
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034255
• Citation:
  FACE Facts 2006 Nov; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Traumatic Injuries
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010901
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality Investigation Report: FACE Facts
• End Date:
  20061031
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228594/cdc_228594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.06 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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