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Accident Summary Nr: 200371284 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200371284 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/25/2000
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30243826208/26/200017710Carolina Concrete Pumping Inc.

Abstract: An employee was delivering concrete to a house under construction. He stopped his concrete pumping truck and got out. Standing on the ground, he was using a remote control device to move the boom. The boom contacted an overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CONCRETE TRUCK, ELECTROCUTED, E C
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition $50,000 to $250,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 302438262 Fatality Electric Shock Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Exterior masonry
Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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