Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170388912 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 170388912 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125331637	03/17/1997	1542	0	John T. Camden Construction Co.

Abstract: An employee was holding onto the load line of a crane. He was guiding the load line to connect it to a pile-driving hammer. The crane boom contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E C, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125331637			Fatality	Electric Shock	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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