Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 693382 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 693382 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 11/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303091508	11/02/1999	1623	0	Hammond-Mitchell, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was pouring concrete from a concrete bucket attached to a crane as part of a project to install drainage lines in a city street. The load line on the crane contacted an overhead power line. When the employee touched the concrete bucket, he was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303091508			Fatality	Electric Shock	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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