Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201200565 - Electric Shock - Contact With Overhead Line Thru Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201200565 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 03/31/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302723689	03/31/1999	1771	0	Robert L Hoerauf Concrete Inc

Abstract: A concrete pump was being used to pour concrete into forms at a jobsite. The boom of the concrete pump contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line, and the employee who was directing the discharge tube from the pump received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: concrete pump, overhead power line, electrical, boom, concrete truck, e c, electric shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302723689			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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