Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201502911 - Employee Burned In Arc Blast Between Boom And Power Lines
Accident: 201502911 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/27/2001 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125638924 | 08/27/2001 | 1742 | Bay Plastering | ||||
On August 27, 2001, Employee #1 was driving an aerial device with the telescoping boom elevated to a height of 37 ft 4 in. above grade. He was passing below 230,000-volt, 800-ampere energized power lines when the energy field from the lines arced to the structural metal of the boom. The resulting arc blast inflicted second- and third-degree burns to Employee #1's body. He was hospitalized in a burn unit, where he underwent reconstructive plastic surgery. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, boom truck, clearance, electric arc, overhead power line, boom, work rules, construction, aerial lift
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 1 | 20 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125638924 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Plastering FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |