Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952739 - Employee Is Killed from Electrocution, Crane Contacts Line

Accident Summary Nr: 952739 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 07/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307304386	07/28/2004	1623	237120	Contractors Rental Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 28, 2004, Employee #1 and coworkers were loading gas line pipes that had been replaced during construction. One coworker was operating a truck crane, a Grove Series 500C, Number 312-15-0045, gross vehicle weight of 33,000 pounds, which was rented. One coworker was on the ground bringing in the pipe, which was secured on the boom of the crane with a chain. Employee #1 was standing on a flat bed trailer placing the pipe, when the coworker handed the load chain to him. The wire rope of the boom contacted an overhead high voltage power line, 7,200 volts, and Employee #1 was electrocuted. He fell from the truck bed to the ground and died.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CRANE BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, TRUCK BOOM, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307304386			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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