Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200041580 - Employee dies electrocuted by Contacting Overhead Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200041580 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 03/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314270661	04/01/2010	1781	237110	Lujan Drilling

Abstract: On March 17th, 2010, Employee #1 of Lujan Drilling was raising mast on water well drilling truck when mast came in contact with high voltage overhead lines fatally electrocuting Employee #1.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314270661			Fatality	Electric Shock	Drillers, earth	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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