Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200203172 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Dump Truck Strikes Power Line
Accident: 200203172 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/25/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310959671 | 06/19/2008 | 4212 | Hazel Trucking | ||||
On April 25, 2008, Employee #1, a driver for a trucking company, was delivering a load of gravel to a site near the corner of Highway 80 and Chatfield Road. When he pulled onsite, he decided to dump his load underneath a power line. As his trailer lifted into the air, it was apparently entangled in the power lines. Employee #1 was killed from an electric shock. | |||||||
Keywords:
delivery work, clearance, overhead power line, electrocuted, struck against, dump truck, electric shock
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310959671 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Truck drivers, heavy |