Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14423677 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14423677 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/23/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18197152	02/27/1990	1622	0	Fred Weber, Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were using a boom truck to unload metal road forms from the bed of the truck. One employee was standing on the ground to position the forms. Another employee was operating the boom. As the operator moved the boom, the load line contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line located 8.2 meters above the roadway. The employee positioning the load had his hands on it. He was electrocuted. The boom truck operator and the other employee were not injured. The crew was not aware of the overhead power line.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, LOAD LINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18197152			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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