Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201480993 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom

Accident Summary Nr: 201480993 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119794816	03/19/1998	1521	0	Mauldin Dorfmeier

Abstract: A truck crane operator was unloading a concrete bucket from the bed of a truck at a construction site. He rotated the boom into an overhead electric power line, knocking it down. The power line landed on and energized the truck. Another employee, who was touching the hood of the truck at the time, received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for 3 days for severe electric shock injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119794816			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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