Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200771780 - Employee Injured In Fall From Boom Following Electric Shock
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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303810634 | 03/06/2002 | 1794 | Northwest Excavating Inc. |
On March 5, 2002, Employee #1, of Northwest Excavating, Inc., climbed up onto the boom of a Cat excavator EX-6 to mark overhead lines with warning tape. In the process, he contacted the 13.8-kilovolt power line. He received an electric shock that caused him to fall off the boom. He dropped approximately 16 ft and landed, face first, onto large gravel. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries, for which he was hospitalized.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 2 | 28 |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 303810634 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |