Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14388821 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14388821 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101327583	01/20/1988	1623	0	Leon Riley Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101327567	01/15/1988	1623	0	Midview Xcavating Co.

Abstract: A CREW OF THREE EMPLOYEES WAS USING AN R.O. STINGER II CRANE (MODEL NUMBER TO-125-1) MOUNTED ON A FORD LNT 8000 TANDEM AXLE TRUCK TO LOWER A HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE INTO A PIT. THE CRANE WAS POSITIONED SO THAT A 10-FOOT CLEARANCE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED FROM A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AS THE BORING MACHINE WAS BEING MOVED, THE CRANE BOOM CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS OVER 3 TO 5 PERCENT OF HIS BODY. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PIT GUIDING THE MACHINE INTO POSITION.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101327583			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	101327567					Occupation Not Listed

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