Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200001881 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Conveyor Contacts Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200001881 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 07/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306707217	07/14/2004	3273	327320	Payless Concrete

Abstract: On July 14, 2004, Employee #1 was driving a 1987 Ford concrete mixer equipped with a Theam 39-foot belt conveyor. After delivering a full load of concrete, Employee #1 backed down a one-lane gravel country road and stopped to wash the rear chute and conveyor with a spray hose and onboard water. Using a radio remote control, he then started to fold the conveyor to its stored position, along the top of the truck. As he did so, the conveyor contacted a 7,200-volt primary distribution line that crossed over the road at an angle. The back of Employee #1's head contacted the edge of the chute on the rear of the truck, completing a circuit with the ground. Employee #1 was killed at that location.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, CONCRETE MIXER, TRUCK, CONVEYOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306707217			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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