Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14557219 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14557219 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 06/05/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14960454	06/06/1984	1629	0	Explosive Consoltants Inc

Abstract: An employee was operating an ELM-350 Crawlair track drill with an XP-900 air compressor attached. Both machines were manufactured by Ingersoll-Rand. As the employee was turning the rig around, the mast of the drill contacted a 14.4-kilovolt (phase to ground) overhead power line located about 5.6 meters above the ground. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14960454			Fatality	Electric Shock	Managers, medicine and health

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