Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041936 - Employee injured by electric shock from power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201041936 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308208594	07/23/2004	1771	238110	Ready Mix, Inc.

Abstract: On July 23, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a cement truck next to a concrete pumping truck when a coworker operating the pumping truck contacted an overhead power line. The electrical path traveled to the cement truck, and Employee #1 received an electric shock. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The coworker was holding a control handle when he contacted the power line.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, CONCRETE PUMP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRUCK BOOM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308208594			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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