Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201403722 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Bull Float

Accident Summary Nr: 201403722 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127079002	02/15/2000	1541	0	Kent Companies Inc

Abstract: An employee was using a bull float with a 5.5-meter-long handle to finish concrete. The handle contacted an overhead power line, and the employee received an electric shock and burns. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, METAL POLE, CONCRETE FLOAT, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXTENSION HANDLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127079002			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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