OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240352

BAYTOWN CONSTRUCTION INC.

KOUNTZE, TX· 1988-10-27T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106852775
Employer profile: BAYTOWN CONSTRUCTION INC.
Summary number: 14240352
Report ID: 626600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

An employee was holding onto a pipe being unloaded from a trailer. The crew was using a crane to lift the pipe. The boom on the crane contacted a 7620-volt over head power line, and the employee holding onto the load was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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