Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200203172 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Dump Truck Strikes Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200203172 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310959671	06/19/2008	4212	484110	Hazel Trucking

Abstract: On April 25, 2008, Employee #1, a driver for a trucking company, was delivering a load of gravel to a site near the corner of Highway 80 and Chatfield Road. When he pulled onsite, he decided to dump his load underneath a power line. As his trailer lifted into the air, it was apparently entangled in the power lines. Employee #1 was killed from an electric shock.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, DUMP TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310959671			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy

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