Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802460 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Boom Touches Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200802460 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 04/19/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313134470	07/22/2010	0783	561730	K&B Tree And Lawn Care Llc

Abstract: On April 19, 2010, Employee #1 and two coworkers were performing tree trimming operations at a residential home. Coworker #1 was operating the boom, and Employee #1 and coworker #2 were working from the ground. At one point, the knuckle/stinger of the boom truck came into contacted with an overhead power line. Employee #1 was leaning up against the truck when the contact occurred. Employee #1 was shocked and became unconscious. Coworker #2 was not touching the truck and suffered no injuries. Employee #1 suffered permanent short term memory loss due to the electrical shock. Coworkers #1 and #2 suffered no injuries. The employer has a safety and health program, however they did not provided training on overhead power line safety prior to the accident. One to two months after the accident took place the company did provide overhead power line safety.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNTRAINED, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313134470			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Street and door-to-door sales workers

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