Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170734131 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 170734131 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120082078	04/08/1996	1781	0	American Water Well Service, Inc.

Abstract: One morning, two employees of a water well service company were dispatched a residence to remove a malfunctioning pump for repair. One of the employees elevated the 10-meter-long boom of their boom truck into a 12-kilovolt (6.9-kilovolt-to-ground) overhead power line that was located 8.3 meters above the ground. Both employees were electrocuted. A fire unit responding to a report of a fire in the area found the bodies. One was face up on the east side of the boom truck with his feet toward the truck. He was about 2.7 meters from the side of the truck. The other was found at the rear of the truck. The employees were pronounced dead on the scene.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, BOOM, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, E GI IA, LOCKOUT, TRUCK BOOM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120082078			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	120082078			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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