Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 880773 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 880773 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 09/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116121203	09/26/1996	1623	0	Flint Engineering & Construction Co.

Abstract: Some employees were positioning a 305-millimeter-diamter pipe for a pipeline. The employees were using a side boom crane to suspend the pipe. The boom of the crane contacted a 115-kilovolt overhead power line. Three employees received electric shocks and burns. They were hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116121203	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	116121203	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
3	116121203	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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