Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85097.015 - Employee is killed by overhead power line

Accident Summary Nr: 85097.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/05/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1145735.015	05/05/2016		238990	Johnny Scott

Abstract: At 11:24 a.m. on May 5, 2016, The owner and employee were standing at opposite sides of an asphalt paver waiting for a dump truck to unload asphalt into the paver. The owner was operating the paver and the employee was on the opposite side of the paver, observing and making sure the paver stayed full. The paver operator motioned for the dump truck driver to unload the asphalt into the paver. When the bed of the dump truck was raised, it made contact with an overhead power line (7,200 volt phase to ground) that was located approximately 16 feet, 4 inches above ground level. The employee was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: Dump Truck, Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1145735.015	53	M	Fatality		Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:
2	1145735.015	68	M	Fatality		Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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