Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14201412 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14201412 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14854962	04/09/1985	1799	0	Frank A Kamm General Contracting

Abstract: The sole owner of a drilling company was operating a drilling rig mounted on a Ford truck. He was digging percolation test holes. The boom on the drilling rig was 8.6 meters long. A 7620-volt (phase-to-ground) overhead power line was located 8.4 meters above the ground near the rig. The owner was standing on the ground at the rear of the truck operating the controls. He raised the drilling rig, and the boom contacted the power line 290 millimeters from the top of the boom. The owner received an electric shock and sustained burns to his hands and feet. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14854962			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Drillers, earth

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