Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174871.015 - Employee is electrocuted while raising vacuum truck boom

Accident Summary Nr: 174871.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1775578.015	09/12/2024		238190	Triple D Horizontal Directional Drilling Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on September 12, 2024, Employee #1 was raising the boom of a vacuum truck to install an extension. During the operation, the boom made contact with an overhead electrical line, resulting in electrocution.

Keywords: Boom, Boom Truck, Electrocuted, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Truck, Truck Boom, Vacuuming

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1775578.015	60	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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