Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171262330 - Employee injured when truck crane contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 171262330 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307001404	09/16/2003	1721	238320	Ch-Ik Painting, Inc.

Abstract: On September 7, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a National Grove series truck crane to pull fencing. The coworker was operating the crane, which was situated near a 19.9 kilovolt overhead power line. Employee #1 was using his hands to guide the load line when he contacted a hoist cable on the boom that was getting ready to pull the fencing. He received an electric shock and sustained third-degree burns on his hands, second-degree burns on his stomach, and a fractured vertebra. The coworker operating the crane did not maintain proper clearance from the power line.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307001404			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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