Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 700807 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 700807 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103233185	03/26/1997	1794	0	Folzenolgen Construction

Abstract: Three employees were using a rubber-tired, hydraulic, truck-mounted crane to remove boring equipment from a boring pit. One of the employees was in the excavation and was touching the boring equipment. The crane's load line contacted a 12.47-kilovolt overhead power line. The employee in contact with the boring equipment was electrocuted.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	103233185			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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