Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14296180 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14296180 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/19/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2856599	11/27/1985	1771	0	M & B Concrete Service Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2856573	11/21/1985	1791	0	R. E. Linder Steel Erection Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2856565	11/21/1985	1791	0	Rod-Buster Service Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2856581	11/27/1985	4213	0	Vimco Incorporated

Abstract: Some employees were using a Link-Belt truck crane (Model No. HC218, Serial No. 18HB151) to unload concrete reinforcement steel from a flatbed truck. The crane had a main boom that was 36.7 meters (120 feet) long with a 13.7-meter-long (45-foot-long) jib. One of the employees was standing on the bed of the truck, rigging the skids of material to be hoisted. He asked a coworker on the ground at the rear of the truck for another sling. The coworker handed him the choker-type sling that was attached to the load block. As the employee took the sling, the load line of the crane contacted a 7620-volt overhead power line located 9.6 meters (31.7 feet) above the ground. Both employees received electric shocks and sustained burns to their hands. They were hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, BURN, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2856599			Occupation Not Listed
2	2856573	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Crane and tower operators
3	2856565	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers
4	2856581			Occupation Not Listed

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