Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170710313 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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123168957 | 08/16/1994 | 1623 | 0 | S And H Contracting Co., Inc. |
Abstract: An employee was guiding a length of ductile pipe across a street. The pipe was suspended from the boom of a backhoe. The boom got too close to a 13.2-kilovolt overhead power line, and current arced to the boom. The employee, who was holding onto the pipe, received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 123168957 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |