Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 604496 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 604496 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 04/09/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105984470	01/10/1991	0273	0	Williamson Cattle Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107005308	01/11/1991	0273	0	Milner Contract Seining Company, Inc.

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE USING AN RO STINGRAY CRANE MOUNTED ON A FORD DIESEL TRUCK TO PLACE AERATORS INTO A CATFISH POND. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, THE MANAGER OF THE CATTLE FARM WHERE THE JOB WAS LOCATED, WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND, LEANING AGAINST THE CRANE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE COMPANY CONTRACTED TO PERFORM THE JOB, WAS OPERATING THE CRANE. THE CRANE OPERATOR ASKED THE FARM MANAGER ABOUT AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE IN THE AREA. THE MANAGER REPLIED THAT THE POWER LINE WAS INACTIVE. DURING THE OPERATION THE CRANE'S BOOM OR LOAD LINE CONTACTED THE 12-KILOVOLT POWER LINE, WHICH WAS ENERGIZED. THE FARM MANAGER WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CRANE OPERATOR, WHO WAS STANDING ON THE CRANE PLATFORM, RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURY.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105984470			Fatality	Electric Shock	Managers, farms, except horticultural
2	107005308			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Chief exec's & gen'l administrators, public admin.

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