Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14408223 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14408223 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116258278	01/23/1997	1623	0	Red Simpson, Inc.

Abstract: A power line crew was replacing a broken utility pole. One of the employees on the crew was standing on the side of the digger derrick, holding onto the side of the truck with both hands. A second employee was reaching into the cab of the truck with his right knee touching the running board. The ground was wet from a rain and ice storm. As he was positioning the boom of the derrick, the operator brought the boom into contact with a 13.2-kilovolt overhead power line. The employee at the side of the truck was electrocuted. The employee reaching into the truck received an electric shock and burns on his knee and foot. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, DERRICK TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116258278			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause
2	116258278			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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