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HWY 3 & CO RD 86, CASTLE ROCK, MN 55010
Standard 19260600 A06
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
AN EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF GRAVEL FROM A TANDEM DUMP TRUCK. THE LOAD OF G RAVEL WAS TO BE USED TO BUILD A DRIVEWAY INTO A FARM FIELD FROM A PAVED ROAD. WH EN THE LOAD OF GRAVEL WAS DUMPED, THE TRUCK BED CONTACTED AND SNAGGED THE NEUTRA L FOR A SET OF OVERHEAD POWER LINES. THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED THE TRUCK BED TO UNSNA G THE OVERHEAD LINE; AND, WHILE UNSNAGGING THE NEUTRAL WIRE, HE ACCIDENTALLY CON TACTED A PHASE CONDUCTOR AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
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