Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119474.015 - Employee is electrocuted when crane booms strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 119474.015 -- Report ID: 0551702 -- Event Date: 08/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427029.015	08/30/2019		488490	Mclean County - Highway Dept

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on August 28, 2019, an employee and a coworker were using an International Workstar truck with a PM industries Flatbed Crane Model 14023 E mounted just behind the cab to perform highway road sign post installation. The employee was moving the crane boom into position over a 14 foot tall post that was being installed and his coworker told him that he was getting close to the power lines. The coworker looked back at the employee and saw that he was shaking while holding the controls and sparks with flame were appearing from the outriggers where they were touching the blacktop pavement. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: Crane Boom, Electrocuted, Power Lines, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1427029.015	41	M	Fatality		Highway Maintenance Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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