Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170741011 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 170741011 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106522733	05/27/1994	1731	0	Brooks, Berry, Haynie And Associates

Abstract: A three-person crew was erecting light poles along an interstate highway and along frontage roads on the interstate. Two of the employees were using a boom truck to lift a pole into place, while the third was attaching an arm to the next pole as it lay on the ground. The arm on the pole being lifted contacted an 11.4-kilovolt overhead power line, and the two employees at the boom truck were electrocuted.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, METAL POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106522733			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	106522733			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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