Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170707434 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BULL FLOAT

Accident Summary Nr: 170707434 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 07/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301975306	07/13/1998	1771	0	Dmce

Abstract: An employee was doing finish work on a 15.2-meter by 48.8-meter concrete pad. He was using a bull float with handle extensions. The 11.0-meter-long handle was made up from six 1.8-meter-long sections. A 14.4-kilovolt overhead power line was located near the pad, 9.8 meters above the ground. As he was pulling the bull float off the edge of the concrete pad, the employee raised the handle straight up, and it contacted the power line. The employee received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CONCRETE FLOAT, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301975306			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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