Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99766.015 - Employee is electrocuted when dump truck contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 99766.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269580.015	10/11/2017		238910	Sonora Swqm Co

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on October 9, 2017, Employee #1 was using a dump truck to fill a trench with Dirt. After dropping a load, with the bed of the truck still raised, Employee #1 began driving forward. However, the raised truck bed was too tall and came in contact with an overhead power line. Contact with the live wire resulted in Employee #1 being electrocuted.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1269580.015	70	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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