Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200580116 - Employee electrocuted when cable contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200580116 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 08/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309951978	08/20/2007	1521	236118	Del Valle Group Se

Abstract: On August 18, 2007, Employee #1 was pulling a cable from a crane when the cable contacted 4,160-volt overhead power lines. He was electrocuted. (NOTE: The original report was in Spanish.)

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	10	80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309951978			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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