Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14345193 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Accident Summary Nr: 14345193 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/25/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17669136	06/26/1990	7353	0	Sims Crane Corporation

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A WHEEL ON A RUBBER-TIRED CRANE. THE METAL OUTRIGGERS ON THE CRANE HAD BEEN EXTENDED AND WERE IN FIRM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. LIGHTNING STRUCK THE CRANE BOOM UNEXPECTEDLY. (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE SKY WAS ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY WITH NO LIGHTNING IMMINENT.) THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS CONTACTING A METAL PART OF THE FRAME OF THE CRANE, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTNING, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17669136			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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