Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106304.015 - Employee is shocked/burned when boom strikes power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 106304.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1321337.015	06/07/2018		238910	Badger Daylighting Corp.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on April 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an excavation services company, was operating a boom truck to hydro-wash an agricultural standpipe. As he raised the boom, it struck against overhead power lines transmitting 12,000 kilovolts of electricity. Employee #1 sustained flash burns to his body. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for electrical shock and burns.

Keywords: Agriculture, Boom, Boom Truck, Cleaning, Construction, Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Power Lines, Standpipe, Struck Against, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1321337.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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