Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202044590 - Employee shocked when boom strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202044590 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 09/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303454557	09/17/2001	1771	0	J.P. Carrara & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: On September 17, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a concrete pump boom truck at a construction site. He was using the remote control box to reposition the boom when it contacted an energized 7.5-kilovolt, three-phase, Delta power line. Employee #1 suffered an electrical shock. He was treated at the scene before being transported to a local hospital, where he was admitted overnight for observation. Employee #1 was released the next day and returned to work on September 19, 2001. The power lines also left burn marks on the boom. They had not been protected or deenergized prior to the accident. The power lines were subsequently relocated.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, REMOTE CONTROL, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRUCK BOOM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303454557			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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