Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 59989.015 - Employee is electrocuted when boom contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 59989.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 04/01/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
965987.015	04/02/2014		237110	Arrow Water Well Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on April 1, 2014, Employee#1 was preparing to service water well located behind his truck. He was raising the boom in order to move sections of pipe in order to gain access to the pump. The boom came into contact with electrical transmission lines located above sending electrical current through the vehicle. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: Boom, Boom Truck, Electrical, Electrocuted, Hydraulic Lift, Motor Vehicle, Power Lines

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	965987.015	46	M	Fatality		Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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