Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201391091 - Employee Is Killed from Electrocution, Crane Contacts Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201391091 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307755413	09/27/2005	1761	238160	Blondo Roofing Company

Abstract: On September 26, 2005 Employee #1 and coworkers were cleaning and removing scrap from a yard with a boom crane. The cable of the boom crane touched an energized power line, and Employee #1 was electrocuted and died.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WIRE ROPE, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307755413			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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