Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211340 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Truck Derrick Strick Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200211340 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 08/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306841420	08/07/2003	1389	213112	P & S Perforators, Inc.

Abstract: On August 7, 2003, an employee and coworkers were on the jobsite location to perforate an oil and gas well which was a gas lift well. They were to perforate the casing at another production zone and had begun to raise the truck derrick. The truck derrick struck an overhead electrical transmission line carrying 7,200 volts to ground, resulting in the electrocution of the employee.

Keywords: DERRICK, GAS WELL, ELECTROCUTED, TRUCK, OVERHEAD CRANE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306841420			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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