Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201561164 - Employee electrocuted while extending boom on pump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201561164 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306615956	08/25/2004	1771	238110	Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping Inc

Abstract: On August 25, 2004, Employee #1 arrived at a job site to prepare for pouring a concrete footing. He was extending the boom on a KVM 32xl pump truck and had a hard-wired control box around his neck when the boom contacted an overhead power line. Employee #1 ran and jumped from the back of the truck and fell to the ground, still wearing the control box around his neck. He was electrocuted and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, CLEARANCE, CONCRETE FORM WORK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, REMOTE CONTROL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK BOOM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306615956			Fatality	Electric Shock	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	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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