Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201082757 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201082757 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300801537	03/13/2001	1629	0	Waterflow Irrigation Inc

Abstract: An employee was setting up a drill rig used to clean water wells. The Ingersoll Rand drill rig (Model No. TH60) was mounted on an International Paystar 5000 truck. The employee had parked the rig on the roadside next to an orchard. He had used 305-millimeter by 102-millimeter timber blocks to stabilize the rig. The 9.1-meter mast contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line, and the blocks ignited. The employee thought that the front of the rig was burning. He ran to the front of the rig to extinguish the flames and brushed the side of the unit with his arm. He received an electric shock and sustained electrical burns. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300801537			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Hoist and winch operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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.