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3224 GRAND AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408
Standard 19260416 A01
Initial $25,000
Standard 19260416 A03
Initial $1,225
Standard 19040039 A
Initial $1,750
Standard 19261053 B12
Initial $1,925
Standard 182065308
Initial $350
Worker Contacts Electrical Line and Is Electrocuted
On August 22, 2013, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by Coppersmith Gutter Company LLC, were working at a residential building. They were installing a stee l downspout. According to Coworker #1's statement during the subsequent investig ation, Employee #1 was attempting to angle the downspout around the electrical l ines going into the house. Employee #1 was working from a Werner aluminum extens ion ladder that had been positioned with rubber caps above the window, under the soffit. The feet of the ladder were on the grass, north of the adjacent wood pa tio. Coworker #1 stated he heard a moan from Employee #1 and found Employee #1 s lumped against the electrical wiring and still in contact with the aluminum ladd er. Coworker #1, using the sole of his shoe, kicked the ladder out from under Em ployee #1 in an attempt to disconnect him from the electrical current. Employee #1 fell to the ground. According to Coworker #1, the ladder was not in contact w ith the electrical line. Employee #1 was electrocuted. This fatality was investi gated by Minnesota OSHA. The subsequent Medical Examiner's report listed electro cution as the immediate cause of death.
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