Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14494496 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14494496 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/01/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399609	09/06/1984	1781	0	Holly Drilling Company

Abstract: A driller and an operator drove a Failing CF-15 water well drilling unit to a drilling site. The driller positioned the rig with the truck-mounted rig's crown blocks too close to a 7200-volt overhead power line. The driller leveled the truck with the hydraulic leveling jacks, and then started raising the derrick. While the driller was doing this, the operator was hooking up the sump pump. Electric current arced from the power line to the derrick. The operator, who was touching the truck chassis, was electrocuted. (The driller jumped clear of the rig and was not injured.)

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	1399609			Fatality	Electric Shock	Drillers, earth

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