Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76647.015 - Employee is killed by electrocution through energized truck

Accident Summary Nr: 76647.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 12/30/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1016209.015	12/30/2014		484110	E & M Service

Abstract: At 10:56 a.m. on December 30, 2014, Employee #1 was operating a semi-truck, transporting dirt using an end-dump trailer. The employee raised the trailer to less than a foot away from a 12,500 volt overhead power line. The electricity from the overhead power line transferred to the trailer, energizing it. When Employee #1 stepped from the cab of the semi and touched the ground, the semi became part of the electrical circuit, discharging to ground. The employee received an electrical shock and was killed.

Keywords: Dump Truck Bed, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Overhead Power Line, Tractor Trailer, Trailer Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1016209.015	56	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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