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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 116538.015 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Truss Touches Power Line

**Accident: 116538.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1403376.015	05/24/2019		Sparks Cedarlee Farm Llc

At 9:30 a.m. on May 23, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a dairy fa rm, were engaged in construction work at a building on the farm. Employee #1 wa s holding onto a large steel truss. His coworker was operating a telehandler/fo rk truck to move the truss. The steel truss came into contact with an overhead power line transmitting 4,000 volts of electricity, and Employee #1 was electroc uted.

Keywords: aerial lift, construction, construction vehicle, electric shock, electrocuted, material handling, power lines, steel, truck boom, truss

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1403376.015	19	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite FatCause:

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