Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200261733 - Employee killed when truck bed strikes overhead power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 200261733 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305269326	05/09/2002	1611	0	E. C. Rowlett Construction

Abstract: On May 8, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were engaged in shoulder work along Highway 30 South, outside of Beebe, AR. He climbed into the bed of a dump truck which, as it was being raised, snagged the neutral wire of an overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, DUMP TRUCK BED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305269326			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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