Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14415137 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14415137 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/08/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554849	05/10/1984	1794	0	Central Foundation Repair

Abstract: Some employees were using a drilling rig mounted on the back of a truck to dig holes to underpin the foundation of a residential structure. The boom of the drilling rig contacted an overhead power line. When an employee standing on the ground touched the rig with a shovel, he was electrocuted.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554849			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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