Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200552701 - Employee electrocuted when truck boom strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200552701 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305956856	01/29/2003	1771	238990	Pumilia Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On January 22, 2003, Employee #1, of Pumilia Contractors, Inc., and the company owner were working together to complete pouring of a concrete slab. The operator of a concrete pump truck set up adjacent to the site and boomed over energized power lines that were about 60 to 70 ft from the slab area. The company owner was positioning the boom over the framed area and pouring concrete when the boom contacted the overhead power lines. The owner reported feeling a shock and he released the pumping hose. Immediately upon letting go of the hose, Employee #1 grabbed it. He was electrocuted. The company owner reported that he was wearing rubber boots.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, CONCRETE FORM WORK, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CONCRETE TRUCK, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK BOOM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305956856			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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