Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170392823 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 170392823 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125378885	02/27/1996	4212	0	A And K Trucking Co. Inc.

Abstract: An employee raised the bed of his dump truck more than 4.6 meters. The truck bed contacted a 2400-volt overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted. (He was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.)

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	125378885			Fatality	Electric Shock	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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