Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170568521 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 170568521 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/08/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115084055	09/09/1997	1791	0	Mogensen Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were moving wire mesh mats to another location at a worksite. They were handling the mats by suspending them from the forks of a machine. The boom on the machine was at or near full extension to keep the mats from dragging on the ground. One of the two employees was driving the machine, and the other (the brother of the first employee) was riding on the side of the machine as it passed under an overhead power line. The top part of the backrest contacted the power line. The rider jumped off. The driver tried to do the same, but apparently touched the ground and the machine at the same time. He received an electric shock and sustained severe electrical burns. He was pronounced dead of his injuries at the hospital. His coworker sustained burns trying to help the injured driver, but refused treatment.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, E C, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115084055			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source
2	115084055			Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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