Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170208045 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 170208045 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/09/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111825055	08/09/1990	4212	0	Mid Coast Transportation Inc.

Abstract: A dump truck driver had stopped his truck beneath a 12-kilovolt overhead power line. He raised the dump truck bed, and it contacted the power line. The employee stepped from the truck cab, unaware of the contact. He was electrocuted.

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	111825055			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy

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