Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203718 - Employee burned by shock from overhead power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201203718 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310739826	10/05/2007	1771	238110	Hillebrand Construction Inc

Abstract: On March 5, 2007, Employee #1 and his coworker/employer were finishing concrete when the coworker used a 24 ft handle to lift a concrete float over a concrete wall to Employee #1. The handle contacted a 20-kilovolt overhead line, and both Employee #1 and the coworker were knocked to the ground. Employee #1 sustained minor burns to his body, but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXTENSION HANDLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310739826			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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