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Accident Summary Nr: 113719.015 - Two employees are shocked when crane line contacts power lin

Accident Summary Nr: 113719.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1344003.015	09/04/2018		238120	Precast Wall Systems, Inc.

Abstract: On September 4, 2018, Employees #1 and #2 and coworkers, employed by a precast concrete construction company, were using a crane to install concrete wall panels into previously installed concrete columns for a new building. The crane's load line made contact with energized overhead power lines while Employees #1 and #2 were guiding the wall panels by hand. The two employees sustained electric shocks of 7,620 volts to multiple areas of their bodies. Emergency services transported the employees to the hospital, where they were admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Concrete Panel, Construction, Contact, Crane, Electric Shock, Electric current, Energized, Installing, Load Line, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1344003.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
2	1344003.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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