Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200231587 - Employee injured when bull float contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200231587 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 09/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306440736	09/15/2004	1741	238140	Salas Concrete Inc.

Abstract: On September 10, 2004, Employee #1 was using a bull float with a 26 ft long aluminum handle to finish a concrete slab for a garage at a private residence when it contacted a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL POLE, CONCRETE FLOAT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306440736			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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