Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351558 - Employee electrocuted when pump truck boom contacts power li

Accident Summary Nr: 201351558 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303987333	12/18/2001	3531	0	Tarmac America, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303987317	12/18/2001	1542	0	Commons Medical Development, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303987325	12/18/2001	1741	0	Pumpco, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303987309	12/18/2001	1741	0	Douglas P. Trask Dba Trask Construction Company

Abstract: On December 18, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were pouring the footings for a building. They were using a 42-meter Schwing Pump truck that was parked near one of the footing. The pump truck driver was using a remote control to operate the boom, while Employee #1 was holding and directing the hose connected to the boom. The footing on one side of the site was near a 29 ft 9 in. high overhead power line; if they had been on an equal plane, the power line wosld have been 18 in. away from the footing. As the two employees poured the concrete footings, they eventually moved near the power lines. The boom of the pump truck contacted the 7,200-volt power line, energizing the boom and the hose. Employee #1 was electrocuted. A hazard assessment was not done prior to the pour to determine the existence of electrical hazards such as power lines.

Keywords: TRUCK BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, BOOM TRUCK, CLEARANCE, CONCRETE FORM WORK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CONCRETE TRUCK, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION

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	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303987333			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	303987317			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	303987325			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	303987309	Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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