OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237374
BURN,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING ON A PLATFORM BEING ELEVATED BY A FORKLIFT TRUCK. TH E PLATFORM STRUCK A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND SEPARATED THE LINE. THE PO WER LINE STRUCK ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES BEING ELEVATED AND THE TRUCK FRAME. THIS EM PLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED AND FELL TO THE GROUND (ABOUT 30 FEET). THE OTHER EMPLOY EE ON THE PLATFORM RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND, TOO, SUFFE RING MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS ALSO ELECTROCUTED AS HE STEPPE D OUT OF THE TRUCK CAB. A FOURTH EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BURNS AS HE WAS TOUCHING THE TRUCK WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT USING FALL PROTECTION OR ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#4 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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