Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129484.015 - Employee is electrocuted delivering concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 129484.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492690.015	09/12/2020		327320	Argos Usa, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on September 11, 2020, an employee was delivering concrete to a residential construction site. The employee was using the belt on the rear of the concrete truck to place concrete in the forms in place for exterior stairs. The employee was moving the truck away from the stair forms where he delivered concrete having left the concrete conveyor belt in the extended position when he contacted overhead power lines energizing the vehicle. The employee exited the vehicle and touched it with his right hand completing the circuit to ground. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Keywords: Concrete Mixer, Contact, Electrocuted, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1492690.015	50	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause:

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