Electrocution

The following are examples of electrocutions that have occurred in the construction industry:

• Two workers were moving an aluminum ladder. One of them was electrocuted when the ladder came in contact with overhead power lines.
• A worker was raising a mast on a water well drilling truck when the mast came in contact with high voltage overhead lines, electrocuting the worker.
• A worker was electrocuted when the boom of a rotary drilling truck contacted an overhead power line. The victim and another worker had just finished drilling a water well at a residential property. The victim moved the truck away from the well. The victim was standing at the controls, lowering the boom and was thrown several feet away from the truck.
• A worker was fatally injured when he was electrocuted and fell to the concrete floor while working from an 8' fiberglass step ladder. The worker was changing an energized ballast on a two-bulb florescent light fixture, located approximately 11' 6" off the ground.
• A worker was electrocuted while connecting a replacement electrical service box to the electrical service drop to the building.

Working with and near electricity requires great vigilance to avoid serious injury.

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