Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14527469 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14527469 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/25/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101557379	08/27/1986	1629	0	Holloman Dragline Service

Abstract: An employee was operating a Link-Belt crawler crane (Model No. 68) with a 0.5-cubic-meter drag bucket. Another employee was alongside the crane, guiding the first employee as he drove the crane through a narrow gate in a fence surrounding a farm stock pond that was being dredged. The boom of the crane was elevated and extended over a 7620-volt overhead power line, which crossed the crane's path. The crane's load line contacted the power line at a point 8.4 meters above the ground. The employee guiding the crane received an electric shock and was knocked back into the pond. The crane operator stopped the crane and took it out of gear. He was apparently going to the aid of his coworker when he also received an electric shock. Both men were found in the water. They had been electrocuted.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101557379			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	101557379			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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