Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791886 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201791886 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126126564	10/07/1998	1623	0	Abc Liovin Drilling

Abstract: A drilling company was drilling holes for a cellular telephone company. Two employees on the site were using a Caldwell bucket auger drill to drill 457-millimeter-diameter, 3-meter-deep holes. One of the employees was operating the rig from the back of the truck. They had drilled two holes. To drill the third hole, they had to move the drill rig. The operator brought the boom down and leveled it. When he raised the boom again, it contacted an overhead power line. The operator received a severe electric shock and was thrown about 3 meters from the truck. He also sustained burns to his hands and hip. He was hospitalized for his injuries for 3 days.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E C, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		Under $50,000		2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126126564			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Drillers, earth	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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