Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 839571 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 839571 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 01/21/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122102460	01/25/1994	1623	0	Lagrange Crane Service, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122102429	01/24/1994	1623	0	Benchmark Const Co Inc/Abbott Contractors, Inc. Jv
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122102858	02/23/1994	1623	0	Commonwealth Edison

Abstract: An employee was holding a polypropylene tag line attached to a sling supporting a concrete utility vault. A crane was being used to move the vault into position, and he was helping to guide it. The boom on the crane contacted an overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted. (Two other employees on the scene received electric shocks, but they were not listed on injury lines on the original OSHA 170 form.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122102460			Occupation Not Listed
2	122102429	Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
3	122102858			Occupation Not Listed

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