Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200901221 - Employee Electrocuted When Nearby Boom Strikes Power Line
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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303773980 | 04/30/2003 | 1611 | Reeves Construction Company, Inc. |
On April 30, 2003, Employee #1, a truck driver, was standing nearby as an equipment operator used a crawler excavator to remove steel posts and metal sections of guardrails as part of a highway expansion project. During the work process, a section of the excavator's arm or boom contacted a 46,000-volt overhead transmission line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 303773980 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Truck drivers, heavy | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |