Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200673028 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Load Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200673028 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303187090	01/09/2001	1521	0	Errol Richards Dba Midac Construction Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303187033	01/05/2001	7353	0	George'S Crane Service, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was using a chain sling to hook roof trusses to the load line on a hydraulic crane. The load line contacted a 23-kilovolt overhead power line (13.2 kilovolts phase to ground). The employee received an electric shock and severe burns to his hands, chest, and feet. He was hospitalized for his injuries for about 2 weeks.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, BURN, 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		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303187090			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	303187033					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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