Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 909796 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 909796 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126483262	01/17/1996	1791	0	Walden Erectors

Abstract: An employee was standing on the ground, hooking the sling from a crane onto a steel beam so that it could be hoisted. The crane's load line contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126483262			Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers

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