Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200580017 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 200580017 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 01/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300421625	02/12/1998	1771	0	N T Construction

Abstract: An employee was going to empty a bucket of concrete suspended by a crane. A 2000-volt overhead power line was located nearby. As the employee handled the bucket, the load line of the crane contacted the power line, electrocuting the employee.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, E C, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300421625			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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