Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201620333 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201620333 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 02/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302965314	02/28/2000	1731	0	International Line Builders Inc

Abstract: An employee working for a power line contractor was operating the boom of an electric line truck. He was standing on the ground at the passenger-side outrigger controls. The boom contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line, and the employee received an electric shock. Crewmembers removed the power line from contact with the boom, and the injured employee received medical treatment on site. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CPR, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		34

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302965314			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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