Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200710366 - electric shock - contact with overhead line

Accident Summary Nr: 200710366 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300515756	01/16/1998	1629	0	Ramex Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Some employees were using a concrete bucket to pour channel concrete. The bucket, load line, or boom got too close to an overhead power line, electrocuting one of the employees.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E C, CONCRETE BUCKET, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300515756			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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