OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14225932

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,LOAD LINE

1989-06-14T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,LOAD LINE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14225932
Report ID: 316100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Investigation abstract

A HOIST BOOM WAS BEING USED TO MOVE A PALLET OF ROOFING MATERIAL. AN EMPLOYEE WA S POSITIONING THE FORKS SUSPENDED BY THE BOOM UNDER THE PALLET. AS HE WAS DOING THIS, THE BOOM OPERATOR SWUNG THE BOOM AROUND, AND THE LOAD LINE CONTACTED A 13- KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE HANDLING THE LOAD WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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