Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992526 - Employee burned when concrete pump truck contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201992526 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310282066	07/11/2006	1629	237990	Sundt Stacey And Witbeck, A Joint Venture

Abstract: On July 11, 2006, Employee #1 and three coworkers were pouring concrete for a light rail project when a concrete pump truck contacted a 69-kilovolt high-voltage line, resulting in an arc blast. Employee #1, who was handling the pumper hose, sustained severe burns. Two of the coworkers were burned by the blast of the rubber hose. The other coworkers suffered an electric shock when he reached for paperwork hanging on the pump truck.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CONCRETE TRUCK, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310282066			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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