Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 45287.015 - Employee contacts energized power line and is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 45287.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
908374.015	05/23/2013		238990	Star Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 22, 2013, an employee was electrocuted while standing on the ground and contacting a metal ratchet rod on a pole trailer that was connected to a Digger Derrick truck . The Digger Derricks auger hydraulic and pneumatic hoses contacted an energized 7.6-kV overhead power line, while the boom was being maneuvered into position to be stowed and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Digger/Derrick, Electrical, Power Lines

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	908374.015	62	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers

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