Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170725956 - Contact With Overhead Line Thru Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 170725956 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111746343	04/29/1993	1771	0	Stief Company West

Abstract: An employee was delivering concrete forms. He drove a hydraulic truck crane forward at the worksite while the boom was extended 28 feet. The stinger on the boom contacted a 21-kilovolt overhead power line. His foreman yelled for him to back up. The employee drove the truck forward by mistake and severed the power line. The employee was hospitalized for observation.

Keywords: overhead power line, electrical, boom, crane boom, e gi ia, crane

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111746343			Hospitalized injury	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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