Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520616 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201520616 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 08/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123298176	08/02/1999	1771	0	Gorski Masonry Contractor

Abstract: A crew was pouring concrete footings for a residence under construction. The first of two concrete delivery trucks had finished. As it was backing out of the site, it contacted a low-hanging telephone line. The truck pulled the line enough to damage one of the utility poles supporting the line, snapping the pole at ground level. The pole fell into some trees, and the telecommunication and power lines fell on both sides of the pole. One side was over the entrance to the site; the other side was across a dirt roadway to an existing house. Shortly after the incident, the owner of the existing home wanted to leave, but the lines were blocking her way. She asked an employee to help her get out. He walked between the conductors, which were in the center of the dirt road, and picked up a group of them. He then backed into the 4160-volt phase conductor, contacting it with his buttocks. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CONCRETE TRUCK, ELECTROCUTED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, E C, UNTRAINED, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123298176			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 touching exposed wire/source

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