OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14232227
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,GUY
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GUY
Investigation abstract
A REMOTE SITE IN WEST VIRGINIA WAS BEING CLEARED AND PREPARED FOR USE AS A MOBIL E HOME PARK. A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE RAN THROUGH THE SITE, STRUNG ON POL ES AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 80 FEET. AN END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO CLEAN UP EXCESS MATERIAL AND DEBRIS. THE PROJECT FOREMAN DIRECTED THE END LOADER OPERATOR TO MO VE CLOSE TO A GUY FOR ONE OF THE POLES SO THAT HE COULD PICK UP EXCESS DIRT. THE LIP OF THE END LOADER BUCKET CAUGHT THE ANCHOR FOR THE GUY AND PULLED IT OUT OF THE GROUND. THE FOREMAN WALKED OVER TO THE ANCHOR AND PICKED IT UP, WITH THE GU Y STILL ATTACHED, AND MOVED IT OUT OF THE WAY. THE GUY CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE FOREMAN.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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