Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201340528 - Employee Receives Shock And Falls To His Death

Accident Summary Nr: 201340528 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301017299	03/19/1999	1771	0	Pyramid Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was holding the discharge hose of a cement pump-truck. The boom of the cement pump-truck came into contact with a 12,000-volt overhead power line. Employee #1 received a shock causing him to fall head first approximately 7 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CONCRETE PUMP, CONCRETE TRUCK, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301017299			Fatality	Electric Shock	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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