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Accident Summary Nr: 202339321 - Employee shocked when crane cable contacts power line
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304731268 | 11/07/2001 | 1791 | 0 | Beck Erection & Leasing Corp. |
Abstract: On November 5, 2001, Employee #1, an iron worker, was part of a crew installing steel joists on a block wall, He was guiding a steel joist into a wall pocket when the crane cable contacted a 13-kilovolt overhead power line. Employee #1 was knocked to the ground but fell on loose dirt and did not suffer injuries that required hospitalization. No attempt had been made to safeguard the approximately 33 ft high power lines that ran partially above the building.
Keywords:
CLEARANCE, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CRANE BOOM, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | 15 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 304731268 | Non Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause |