OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14335897
POMCO ASSOCIATES, INC.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
THE SUPERVISOR OF A CONCRETE POUR OPERATION WAS DIRECTING A HYDRAULIC CRANE OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CRANE. IN HIS HASTE, THE SUPERVISOR SIGNALLED THE CRANE EA STWARD WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CRANE'S LOAD LINE AND A NEARBY OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE CRANE'S LOAD LINE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE; AND THE SUPERVISOR, WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING ONTO THE LOAD TO KEEP IT FROM SWINGING, WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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