Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202450029 - Employee electrocuted in contact with power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202450029 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309088029	06/10/2005	1629	238910	Sheila Green Trucking Inc.

Abstract: On June 9, 2005, Employee #1 pulled his truck onto a lot to dump a load of mulch, parking under an overhead power line. He was removing the cover from the load when the metal framework supporting the it struck the power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted. The next morning, a worker for a neighboring company found him on the ground next to his truck.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, COVER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309088029			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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