Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127111.015 - Employee is shocked when dump trailer contacts powerlines

Accident Summary Nr: 127111.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478347.015	06/18/2020		423930	Schupan & Sons Inc

Abstract: At 7:10 a.m. on May 27, 2020, an employee working as a truck driver for a recycler was delivering a large steel recycling roll off container. The employee parked the dump trailer under overhead powerlines. The employee raised the dump trailer to drop the container when the trailer struck the powerlines. The employee received an electric shock and burns to his hands and feet, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Clearance, Contact, Container, Driver, Dumpster, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Foot, Hand, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Power Line, Shock, Truck Driver

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1478347.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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