Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170794044 - Employee electrocuted in contact with overhead power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 170794044 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304651193	02/12/2002	1711	0	Cliff R & Elvira C Perez Dba Center Pivot Speciali

Abstract: On February 12, 2002, Employee #1 was using a small boom to move equipment from underneath some power lines. He misjudged the distance, and either the boom or the equipment contacted the power lines. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304651193			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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