OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256432
T. A. LOVING CO.
WILMINGTON, NC·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BACKHOE
Investigation abstract
AN CONSTRUCTION LABORER WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF TRACK FOR A BORING MACHINE. THE T RACK WAS TO BE LOWERED INTO A PIT BY A BACKHOE AND WAS BEING SUSPENDED FROM THE BOOM OF THE BACKHOE BY A CHAIN. THE OPERATOR OF THE BACKHOE WANTED THE CHAIN MOV ED AT THE HOOK ON THE BACKHOE BUCKET, SO A THIRD EMPLOYEE MOVED THE CHAIN. AS TH IS EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS HAND, HE HEARD A NOISE. HE LOOKED AROUND TO SEE ARCING C OMING FROM THE FEET OF THE LABORER. THE BACKHOE OPERATOR HAD MOVED THE BOOM OF T HE BACKHOE INTO CONTACT WITH A 13.2-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE LABORER WA S ELECTROCUTED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- 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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