OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253793
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,WINCH,E GI IB,ELECTROCUTED,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,MOTOR VEHICLE,WIRE ROPE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU WIRE ROPE
Investigation abstract
A FIRE DEPARTMENT CREW AND AN AMBULANCE CREW HAD RESPONDED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE AC WINCH HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE LUGGAGE RACK ON THE CAR. THE WINCH WAS ENGAGED TO TAKE UP THE SLACK SO THAT THE WIRE ROPE WOULD NOT CONTACT THE POWER LINES. A BY STANDER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR WERE HOLDING THE WIRE ROPE TAUT, WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE ROCKED FORWARD THEN BACKWARD ONTO ITS WHEELS. AS THE AUTOMOBILE WAS COMING DOWN ON ITS WHEELS, THE WIRE ROPE TIGHTENED, AND THE LUGGAGE RACK TOR E OFF THE CAR. THIS CAUSED THE WIRE ROPE TO CONTACT THE POWER LINES, ELECTROCUTI NG THE SUPERVISOR AND THE BYSTANDER. A FIREFIGHTER HOLDING THE CONTROL FOR THE W INCH RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. A EMERGENCY MEDIC AL TECHNICIAN ALSO RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED; HOW EVER, THE REPORT DID NOT STATE EXACTLY HOW THIS HAPPENED. CIDENT. THE SUPERVISOR OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CREW WAS IN CHARGE AT THE SCENE, A ND THE PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STABILIZE THE AUT OMOBILE, WHICH HAD COME TO REST ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOB ILE WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS BEING ATTENDED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNIC IANS. THE ACCIDENT HAD BROKEN A UTILITY POLE THAT CARRIED THREE 7200-VOLT OVERHE AD POWER LINES AND A TELEPHONE LINE. ALL THE LINES WERE LYING ON THE GROUND BETW EEN THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE ROAD, WHERE THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE PARKED. TO ST ABILIZE THE AUTOMOBILE UNTIL CRIBBING COULD BE PUT UNDER IT, A WIRE ROPE FROM A
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 413
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 446
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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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#982 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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