Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200030658 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 200030658 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302110721	01/12/1999	4731	0	Midwest Terminal Services, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was operating a side loader, loading and unloading rail car containers in a terminal yard. A 7200-volt overhead power line ran nearby, about 8.8 meters above the ground. The mast on the loader reached up to about 9.1 meters. The employee brought the mast of the loader into contact with the power line. Three employees at the site were electrocuted. (The original form did not state whether the operator was one of those employee, nor not did it describe what the other employees were doing at the time of the accident.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, LOADER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302110721	Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	302110721	Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
3	302110721	Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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