Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 772418 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD

Accident Summary Nr: 772418 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 06/06/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109061606	07/20/1994	1799	0	S & H Construction

Abstract: An employee was helping to move a sign that was suspended by a Case Model 580D backhoe. The operator used the backhoe to lift the sign off the ground and to move it, while the first employee held onto the sign to guide it. They had taken the sign about 180 meters when they began passing under an overhead power line. The base of the sign contacted the power line, and the employee holding onto the sign was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109061606			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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