Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14563712 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14563712 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 02/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3008893	04/09/1987	4212	0	Charles H. Ward & Company

Abstract: A TRUCK DRIVER RAISED THE BED OF HIS DUMP TRUCK TO UNLOAD ROCK. HE HAD RAISED THE FRONT PORTION OF THE TRUCK BED INTO CONTACT WITH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AND HE WAS ELECTROCUTED AS HE EXITED THE TRUCK CAB. (THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT WAS OBTAINED SOLELY THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND OFFICIAL REPORTS, NOT THROUGH A FIRST-HAND INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3008893			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy

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