Inspection Detail
Inspection Information - Office: Allentown | ||||
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Nr: 306583352 | Report ID: 0317900 | Open Date: 08/23/2004 | ||
Jjw Ii Properties Inc | ||||
262 Tennessee Avenue West Conshohocken, PA 19428 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: 1521/General Contractors-Single-Family Houses | ||||
NAICS: 236115/New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) | ||||
Mailing: 545 General Knox Road, King Of Prussia, PA 19406 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Unprog Rel | |||
Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/23/2004 | |
Emphasis: | S:Construction Fatalities | Close Case: | 11/19/2004 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 101320794 |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
Summary Nr: 201320637 | Event: 08/23/2004 | One Employee Killed, One Hurt When Boom Strikes Power Line | ||||
On August 23, 2004, Employee #1, who was a co-owner of Lancaster Poured Walls, Inc., and a coworker were using a pumper truck to pour concrete into a foundation in West Conshohocken, PA. Employee #1 was holding a hose connected to the truck when the truck's boom, which was being operated by an employee of another company, contacted an overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted. The coworker was standing nearby and sustained an electric shock, for which he was treated at the scene. The pumper truck had been set up over the power lines and contact was made when the pressure on the pumper was turned up. | ||||||
Keywords: truck boom, electrocuted, boom truck, concrete form work, overhead power line, concrete truck, struck against, construction | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 306583352 | Occupation not reported |