Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201790482 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201790482 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125582304	11/25/1997	1731	0	Brown & Fesler, Inc.

Abstract: One employee (Employee #1) was driving a company truck while a coworker followed in a Ford truck equipped with an R.O. Stinger crane and digger. The boom was raised approximately 7.3 meters above the ground while the coworker drove the Ford to the next worksite. The coworker noticed that the truck tilted to his right. He stopped the truck, and Employee #1 came back to offer assistance. Employee #1 began to lower an outrigger while the coworker engaged the power take-off. The digger struck an overhead guy at 5.5 meters above the ground, pulling an overhead power line down far enough to contact the guy. This energized the truck at the same time Employee #1's right hand touched a railing on the truck. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125582304			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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