OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291751
BOOM TRUCK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TRUCK BOOM
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES ARRIVED AT A HOUSING CONSTRUCTION SITE. THEY WERE DELIVERING A LOA D OF CINDER BLOCK AND WINDOW AND DOOR LINTELS. THEY WERE USING A BRICK BOOM TRUC K TO UNLOAD THE MATERIAL. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND, ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE TRUCK, OPERATING THE BOOM THROUGH A CABLE-CONNECTED REMOTE CONT ROL UNIT. THE CABLE FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL WAS 20 FEET LONG. WHILE HE WAS UNLOAD ING THE MATERIAL, THE BOOM CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AND THE EM PLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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