A truck driver was electrocuted when the bed of a dump truck he was operating contacted a 7200 volt power line. The victim was the only driver for a trucking firm that provided hauling services. There was no safety policy or program in operation at the firm. The driver, on the day of the accident, was spreading gravel in the driveway of a residence with an 18 wheel cab/over type tractor trailer with a 32 foot 8 inch long aluminum hydraulic lift bed. At dusk the driver, preparing to spread the last load, raised the truck bed to dump the gravel, and pulled the truck forward while lowering the down railing that ran around the front and sides of the truck, energizing the truck. The tires on the truck began to explode. The driver exited the cab, apparently to see what was wrong with the tires, and was electrocuted when his foot touched the ground and provided a path to ground for the electricity.


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    Titel :

    Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Truck Driver Electrocuted in North Carolina, February 12, 1987


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1987


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch