Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147647.015 - Employee is killed when boom contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 147647.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1606501.015	07/07/2022		115210	Hord Personnel Services

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 6, 2022, an employee was setting up to deliver animal feed using a Hensley Model Number ATLW-40.5-35-9 auger trailer. The employee engaged the controls of a top-mounted 36-foot boom from outside of the driver's side front section of the trailer. The boom touched or came in close proximity to energized lines. Electricity traveled through the truck, exiting through the employee, killing him. Standing water was identified as a contributing factor.

Keywords: Boom, Delivery Work, Electrocuted, Energized, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1606501.015	48	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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