Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200371284 - Electric Shock - Contact With Overhead Line Thru Boom

**Accident: 200371284 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/25/2000**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
302438262	08/26/2000	1771	Carolina Concrete Pumping Inc.

An employee was delivering concrete to a house under construction. He stopped his concrete pumping truck and got out. Standing on the ground, he was using a remote control device to move the boom. The boom contacted an overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: overhead power line, electrical, boom, concrete truck, electrocuted, e c

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	302438262			Fatality	Electric Shock	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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