Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14530331 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THROUGH EQUIP

Accident Summary Nr: 14530331 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 12/29/1983
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
10265601	12/30/1983	1623	0	V J Paolino Const Co

Abstract: ON DECEMBER 29, 1983, A TRUCK DRIVER WAS GUIDING A HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR ONTO A FLATBED TRAILER. HE WAS APPARENTLY TOUCHING THE REAR OF THE FLATBED TRAILER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THE BOOM OR DIPPER ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN 8-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE GROUND IN THE AREA WAS VERY MOIST. OTHER EMPLOYEES SAW "FIRE, FLAME AND FLASHES" AT THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND; AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, HE FELL TO THE GROUND. ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE HIM BY POLICE, RESCUE SQUAD, AND HOSPITAL PERSONNEL FAILED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E C, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	10265601			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy

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