Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200713527 - Employee Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 200713527 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 09/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311946339	09/04/2008	1771	238110	Bobby Clark Concrete

Abstract: On September 3, 2008, Employee #1, a 25-year-old male, came in contact with a 14,000-volt high power line while using a twenty-foot concrete smoothing pole while pouring a concrete slab. Employee #1 died as a result of electric shock from this event.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CONCRETE FLOAT, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311946339			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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