Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201380110 - Electric Shock - Contact With Overhead Line
Accident: 201380110 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 02/28/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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108950775 | 02/28/1996 | 0783 | Downes Tree Service Inc. | ||||
An employee of a tree trimming firm was suspended from the load line of a vehicle-mounted crane with a telescoping boom. There were three other employees on the site: a supervisor, a crane operator, and a laborer performing clean-up duties. The boom, the load line, or the suspended employee contacted an overhead power line that was located 8.8 meters above the ground. The suspended employee was electrocuted. | |||||||
Keywords:
overhead power line, electrical, boom, crane boom, electrocuted, e gi ia, load line, tree trimming, crane
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 108950775 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Forestry workers, except logging |