Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170805121 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 170805121 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 04/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123751844	04/29/1997	5033	0	American Builders & Contractors Supply Co Inc

Abstract: An equipment operator employed by a roofing materials supplier was operating a truck-mounted conveyor. The employee had just replaced a hydraulic hose on the unit and was testing it to ensure that it operated properly before putting it back into service. The conveyor contacted a 115-kilovolt overhead power line, and the employee received an electric shock. He also sustained serious burns to his body. After his coworkers heard the electric arc, they summoned emergency medical assistance. The injured employee was transported to a burn center, where he was hospitalized in critical condition.

Keywords: BURN, BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, CONVEYOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRUCK BOOM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123751844			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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