Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300249141	03/29/2000	1542	0	Market & 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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