OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14215537

STRUCTURE MOVING,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,HEAD,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,UNTRAINED

1986-02-13T00:00:00

Event: STRUCTURE MOVING,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,HEAD,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14215537
Report ID: 454510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

A CONSTRUCTION LABORER WAS RIDING ATOP A HOUSE THAT WAS BEING MOVED FROM ONE LOC ATION TO ANOTHER. THE HOUSE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED ON A LOWBOY TRAILER. AT AN INT ERSECTION, A TRAFFIC SIGNAL (CAUTION LIGHT) HAD TO BE LIFTED AWAY FROM THE HOUSE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH IT. THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE LIGHT BY HAND AND, IN DOING S O, BROUGHT HIS HEAD INTO CONTACT WITH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLO YEE, WHO WAS WEARING ONLY COTTON GLOVES AND WHO WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO WORK ON OR NEAR OVERHEAD POWER LINES, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
865

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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