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Accident Summary Nr: 200340149 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 200340149 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 03/27/2000
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30024914103/29/200015420Market & Johnson, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was operating a truck-mounted telescoping-boom crane. He was loading construction material at a construction site. The crane contacted a 23.9-kilovolt overhead power line that was located nearby, and the employee received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries. He had previously loaded and unloaded material at the same location a number of times, and so had at least two other employees.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building New project or new addition $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 2

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 300249141 Hospitalized injury Amputation Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Site clearing and grubbing
Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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