Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170082424 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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300398468 | 11/03/1997 | 1711 | 0 | Ace Plumbing & Sewer, Inc. |
Abstract: As two employees were using a boom truck to set a sewer tank into position, the boom contacted an overhead power line. One employee was electrocuted. The other employee received an electric shock and burns on his stomach and legs. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Sewer/water treatment plant | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 5 | 120 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 300398468 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |
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2 | 300398468 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |