Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 672535 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TRUCK BED

Accident Summary Nr: 672535 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/16/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104228374	02/22/1989	4212	0	Ben Shinn Trucking Inc.

Abstract: A truck driver was cleaning out his trailer before refilling it with poultry feed. He had the dump body raised and was jogging the truck to loosen coal dust that was adhering to the trailer bed. He drove his rig into a 13-kilovolt overhead power line and was electrocuted when he left the truck cab.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104228374			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy

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