Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14435192 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14435192 -- Report ID: 0931500 -- Event Date: 11/06/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100965664	11/09/1987	1623	0	Tri State Utility, Inc

Abstract: Some employees were using a boom mounted on a truck to load a boring machine onto the truck. One employee was standing against the front of the truck, and another employee was holding the boring machine as it was being loaded. The boom contacted an overhead power line, and both employees received electric shocks. The employee standing against the front of the truck was electrocuted. The other employer was hospitalized overnight for his injury.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100965664			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	100965664			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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