Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 733543 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 733543 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 08/07/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3361003	08/08/1985	1611	0	J. H. Hilt Engineering, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was using a chain attached to a hydraulic lift to remove guardrail posts from the side of a highway. While the lift was moving between posts, it contacted a 14.4-kilovolt overhead power line. The employee holding the chain was electrocuted.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, E C

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3361003			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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