Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 954529 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 954529 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 05/01/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105747190	05/01/1989	1791	0	Globe Iron Construction Company, Inc

Abstract: An employee was on the ground, handling a 12.2-meter-long steel I-beam that was being moved by a 50-metric-ton crane. The 12.8-meter-long boom on the crane contacted a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line located about 10 meters above the ground. The employee holding the I-beam received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries, which resulted in the amputation of both arms at the shoulder.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105747190			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers

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