Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14464929 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14464929 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 06/26/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2708048	06/26/1985	1799	0	Trust T Components Inc

Abstract: An employee of a special trades contractor was operating a National Crane mounted on a Ford tractor. The 11-millimeter-diameter load line contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock, which threw him from the crane. He landed on the crane's right front outrigger, which was still energized, and received another electric shock. Emergency medical services administered first aid and transported the employee to a hospital, where he died of electrocution.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2708048			Fatality	Electric Shock	Hoist and winch operators

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