Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202074332 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202074332 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302231931	07/07/1998	1611	0	Midstate Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: A paving machine and a dump truck loaded with paving materials were working in tandem near a 44-kilovolt overhead power line. The truck driver, who had the dump bed raised 7.4 meters, was aware of the power line. However, the paving machine operator had been assigned to observe the clearance from the power line. The paving machine operator misjudged the distance between the raised dump bed and the power line. The truck driver received an electric shock when a metal grid attached to the front of the raised dump bed contacted the power line. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, E C, DUMP TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, DUMP TRUCK BED, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302231931			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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