OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14304836
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,E C,ELECTRIC SHOCK,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Investigation abstract
A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WAS BURYING NEW FUEL TANKS. A BACKHOE, A CRANE WITH A CONCRE PLOYEES AT THE SITE RAN TO ASSIST THE INJURED WORKER, BUT FELT ELECTRIC SHOCKS A S THEY NEARED THE CONCRETE BUCKET. THEY WAITED FOR THE CRANE OPERATOR, WHO JUMPE D BACK ONTO THE CRANE AND MOVED THE BOOM AWAY FROM THE POWER LINE. THE BACKHOE O PERATOR WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURY. TE BUCKET SUSPENDED FROM IT, AND A DUMP TRUCK WITH A LOAD OF GRAVEL WERE AT THE WORK SITE. THE CRANE OPERATOR MOVED THE CONCRETE BUCKET OUT OF THE WAY, AND THE BACKHOE OPERATOR DIRECTED THE DUMP TRUCK INTO POSITION TO DUMP THE LOAD OF GRAVE L. WHEN THE CRANE OPERATOR MOVED THE BUCKET, IT HAD CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. WHILE THE BACKHOE OPERATOR WAS APPARENTLY GOING TO GET BACK ON THE BACKHOE , HE TOUCHED THE ENERGIZED BUCKET AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER EMPLOYER, WHO WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A FUEL TANK 40 TO 50 FEET AWAY, SA W THE BACKHOE OPERATOR JERKING AND TWISTING AROUND NEAR THE BUCKET. THE OTHER EM
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 853
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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