Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200011104 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD

Accident Summary Nr: 200011104 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110451754	04/14/2000	1731	0	Gerstner Electric, Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were installing a streetlighting pole at the entrance to a parking lot. One employee was operating a boom truck, hoisting the pole. An electrician and an apprentice were guiding the pole into place on its base. The mast arm of the pole swung into a 12-kilovolt overhead power line, electrocuting the electrician and apprentice. The boom operator jumped from the truck and was not injured.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, METAL POLE, STREETLIGHTING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	110451754			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	110451754			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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