Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171059405 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 171059405 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303607527	06/29/2000	1542	0	B. Hansen Construction

Abstract: An employer lifted an employee in the bucket of a backhoe to untangle a Mylar balloon from an overhead power line. The bucket contacted the power line. The employee received an electric shock and fell from the bucket to the ground, 3 meters below. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		Under $50,000		10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303607527			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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