Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200626778 - Worker Is Electrocuted When Power Line Energizes Crane Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200626778 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 12/31/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316911478	01/02/2013	1542	236220	W & O Construction Company Inc

Abstract: On December 31, 2012, Employee #1, a 27-year-old construction laborer employed by W & O Construction Company Inc., was working at a sewer and water treatment plant. He was holding two metal spreader cables that were attached to a crane's load line. The load line became energized by a 7,620-volt overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		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	316911478			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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