OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14255954

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT

1989-01-11T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14255954
Report ID: 453710

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WITH A LINE-CLEARANCE TREE-TRIMMING CREW WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN THE B OOM OF AN AERIAL LIFT CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. HE HAD BEEN TOU CHING THE SIDE OF THE AERIAL LIFT TRUCK WHEN THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BUCKET BROUGHT THE BOOM INTO CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
495

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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