Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880904 - Employee killed when truck bed contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200880904 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 07/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307685180	07/30/2004	1794	238910	Dobrovosky Excavation, Inc

Abstract: On July 30, 2004, Employee #1 and a driver/coworker were using a 10-wheeled dump truck with a box spreader to apply oil and stone on a private driveway. A tanker truck was ahead of the spreader applying liquid asphalt to the road surface. Employee #1 was walking along the rear driver's side of the dump truck as it backed up to spread stone. He was holding a steel adjustment lever with his left hand when the truck driver raised the dump box, contacting a 7200-volt, phase-to-phase overhead power line. The driver saw Employee #1 fall to the ground and immediately stopped the truck. He jumped out to help him, not realizing that the dump box had contacted the power line. Another coworker shouted at the driver to call 911, and he returned to the truck cab to get his cell phone. With his left foot on the ground, he placed his right foot on a footrest while holding the handle of the energized cab. The coworker received a severe electrical shock, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307685180			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

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.