Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96941.015 - Worker paving road incurs shock from power line

Accident Summary Nr: 96941.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1245448.015	07/06/2017		237310	Cedar Valley Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a highway construction company, was engaged in paving work. He was staging a 12-foot wide float that contained a 26-foot aluminum pole handle being used for finishing concrete. The aluminum handle came into contact with an overhead power line. Employee #1 sustained an electrical shock. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the electrical shock.

Keywords: Concrete, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Highway, Overhead Power Line, Road Paving

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1245448.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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