Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372829 - Employee electrocuted when hose contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200372829 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306836099	12/10/2003	1799	238990	Hydro-Chem Industrial Services

Abstract: On December 9, 2003, Employee #1 was moving an overflow hose that was being used to clean a boiler and that had been run down a wall. He put one end of the hose over his shoulder and was pulling it toward an overflow tank so he could connect it to another hose. The hose contacted a 115,000 volt power line and Employee #1 was electrocuted. The hose had been run down a wall in a position that was approximately 13 in. from the power line.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306836099			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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