Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119120 - Employee shocked when boom touches high-voltage line

Accident Summary Nr: 201119120 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300828555	01/12/2005	1611	237310	Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping

Abstract: On December 22, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping,were preparing for a concrete pouring operation. The coworker was operating a concrete truck boom when it struck a high-voltage, 240-kilovolt overhead power line. Employee #1 suffered an electric shock and sustained third-degree burns to his hands, feet, and arms. He was transported to Kern Medical Center and then transferred to Fresno University Burn Uni, where he was treated for 18 days. The employer was cited for an accident-related violation of T8CCR 2946(a), "preventing accidents adjacent to high voltage lines." The employer was also cited for a violation of T8CCR 342(a), on reporting accidents.

Keywords: BURN, BOOM TRUCK, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300828555			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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