Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201862836 - Employee electrocuted when metal handle strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201862836 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 06/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308305440	06/19/2006	1771	238990	Arrow Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On June 16, 2006, Employee #1 was using an aluminum bull float at the site of a concrete pour. He had carried the float to a new position and was lifting the handle well above his head when it contacted an approximately 7,620-volt overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted. The power lines passed over only part of the work area and were encountered only at the end of the pour. Initial reports indicated that Employee #1's brother, a coworker, received an electric shock when he knocked his brother away from the energized handle and to the ground.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CONCRETE FLOAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308305440			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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