Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201325 - Electric Shock - Contact With Overhead Line Thru Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200201325 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303932032	02/20/2001	7353	0	Phoenix Crane Solutions

Abstract: Four employees were using a crane to lift a box onto the bed of a trailer. It was raining. One employee was operating the crane. Two others were on the trailer to guide the box onto the bed. The fourth employee was standing in the mud on the north side of the trailer with his hands on the trailer frame. The crane operator swung the boom into a 115-kilovolt overhead power line, electrocuting the employee standing on the ground.

Keywords: overhead power line, electrical, boom, crane boom, electrocuted, e gi ia, crane

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303932032			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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