Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14494561 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14494561 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/24/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580471	08/27/1984	4911	0	Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOWER THE BOOM OF AN A-FRAME HOISTING UNIT MOUNTED ON A 1983 FORD 1-TON UTILITY TRUCK. THE HOIST HAD BEEN USED TO SET A NEW UTILITY POLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND, HOLDING ONTO A WIRE ROPE ATTACHED TO THE BOOM. AS HE WAS GUIDING THE BOOM, IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A 7200-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE CURRENT PASSED THROUGH THE BOOM AND THE WIRE ROPE TO THE EMPLOYEE, WHO PROVIDED A PATH TO GROUND. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: DERRICK, DERRICK TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580471			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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