Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127733.015 - Two employees were shocked when crane contacts power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 127733.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 07/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482846.015	07/13/2020		236220	Imco General Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on July 10, 2020, Employee #1 and Employee #2, working for a commercial building contractor, were setting concrete block forms. The employees were operating a Link Belt TCC 750 crane within the minimum approach distance of the energized 100,000-volt overhead transmission lines. The employees contacted the overhead lines with the crane and were electrically shocked. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat burns to his hand and Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat burns to his arm.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Clearance, Commercial Building, Conductor, Contact, Crane, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Hand, Line Clearance, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1482846.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury
2	1482846.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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