Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170870430 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Broken Guy

Accident Summary Nr: 170870430 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119980449	08/27/2001	0721	0	Wm Boos & Co Inc

Abstract: An employee was operating a Caterpillar tractor to remove old orange trees. The front bucket on the Caterpillar broke a guy for a dead-end utility pole that supported an overhead power line. When the guy broke, it flew upward approximately 7.3 meters, draping over the power line and hanging near ground level. The employee dismounted his tractor and grabbed the guy to move it away. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, GUY, TRACTOR, E AG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119980449			Fatality	Electric Shock	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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