Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200711067 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200711067 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 04/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302659776	04/05/2000	1611	0	Mica Corporation

Abstract: An employee of a highway construction contractor was operating a hydraulic crane near an overhead power line. The crane contacted the power line. An employee working for the contractor and an employee working for the crane leasing company were electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, CRANE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302659776			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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