Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 733584 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 733584 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 11/01/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3365285	11/02/1985	1623	0	Virg'S Electric, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE DIRECTED AN APPRENTICE TO USE A TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE (A PITMAN UNIDYNE II MOUNTED ON A FORD 600 TRUCK) TO UNLOAD A POLE. AS THE APPRENTICE WAS POSITIONING THE BOOM, IT CONTACTED A 14.4-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE FIRST EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS TOUCHING A TOOL BOX ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CRANE, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3365285			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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