Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202483814 - Electric Shock & Burn - Contact with Overhead Line thru Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 202483814 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313098253	03/27/2009	1799	238910	Ellis & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: Two workers were operating a drilling rig. The drill pipe on the rig contacted a 69-kilovolt overhead power line. Both employees received electric shocks and sustained severe burns. One worker died of his injuries. (The other employee was not listed on an injury line on the original form.)

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, DRILL PIPE, E GI IA, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313098253			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Other

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