Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14513956 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14513956 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 09/19/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1562750	09/19/1984	1791	0	E D W Rebar Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1300458	09/19/1984	1629	0	Shook Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1300805	09/26/1984	1799	0	Dalton Maintenance Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1299270	09/25/1984	1741	0	Stayer Masonry
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1299288	09/26/1984	1731	0	Jess Howard Electric Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1299296	09/26/1984	1711	0	Warner Plumbing & Heating

Abstract: AN IRON WORKER WAS HOOKING UP LOADS OF REBAR COLUMNS THAT WERE TO BE MOVED FROM WHERE THEY WERE FABRICATED TO A LOCATION ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY BY A GROVE 20-TON HYDRAULIC CRANE (MODEL NO. RT6205). THE EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN THE WIRE-ROPE SLING IN HIS HANDS AND STARTED WALKING WITH IT TO HOOK THE SLING TO TWO OF THE COLUMNS. THE LOAD LINE OF THE CRANE CONTACTED A 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE (7200 VOLTS TO GROUND) LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER THE COLUMNS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THROUGHOUT THE JOB, THE PRIME CONTRACTOR HAD OPERATED THE CRANES TOO CLOSE TO THE POWER LINES, DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM THE WORKERS.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, E C, CRANE, REBAR, LOAD LINE, ERECTION PROCESS, IRON WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1562750	Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers
2	1300458			Occupation Not Listed
3	1300805			Occupation Not Listed
4	1299270			Occupation Not Listed
5	1299288			Occupation Not Listed
6	1299296			Occupation Not Listed

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