Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14482251 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DRILL RIG

Accident Summary Nr: 14482251 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 09/27/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17568239	10/02/1989	1799	0	Rhodes & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TANDEM TRUCK WITH A 17.7-FOOT-LONG MAST AND DRILL RIG TO DRILL TEST HOLES. DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE CATHEAD RELATED TO A WET CATHEAD ROPE, 45 FEET OF ROD PIPE SHOT OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE, OVER THE MAST, AND LANDED ON A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS 20 FEET AWAY. THE DRILL RIG OPERATOR, WHO HAD ONE HAND ON THE RODS AND WHO WAS WORKING IN STANDING RAIN WATER, 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	17568239			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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