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Accident Summary Nr: 202289443 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 202289443 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/22/1999
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30282134309/27/199917940Christo, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working in an excavation that was approximately 1 meter deep. He was positioning a catch basin being lowering by a backhoe. The boom on the backhoe contacted a 14-kilovolt overhead power line while the employee was holding the catch basin, and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, E C, BACKHOE
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Multi-family dwelling New project or new addition $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 2 20 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 302821343 Fatality Electric Shock Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Excavation
Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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