Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14539340 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14539340 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 10/25/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
646737	11/04/1985	2411	0	Vern Jensen Logging

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO RECOVER LOGS FROM A CREEK AND ROADSIDE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON A CABLE SLING WHEN THE CRANE'S HYDRAULIC HOSE CONTACTED A 14.4-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN FULL CARDIAC ARREST WHEN HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. HE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	646737			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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