Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201561164 - Employee Electrocuted While Extending Boom On Pump Truck
Accident: 201561164 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/25/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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306615956 | 08/25/2004 | 1771 | Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping Inc | ||||
On August 25, 2004, Employee #1 arrived at a job site to prepare for pouring a concrete footing. He was extending the boom on a KVM 32xl pump truck and had a hard-wired control box around his neck when the boom contacted an overhead power line. Employee #1 ran and jumped from the back of the truck and fell to the ground, still wearing the control box around his neck. He was electrocuted and was pronounced dead at the scene. | |||||||
Keywords:
boom truck, clearance, concrete form work, overhead power line, remote control, work rules, electrocuted, construction, truck boom
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 306615956 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Concrete and terrazzo finishers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |