OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347710
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,DUMP TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK BED
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK
Investigation abstract
A TRUCK DRIVER WAS OPERATING A LARGE 20-YARD TRACTOR DUMP TRAILER AT A CONCRETE BATCH PLANT. HE HAD PARKED THE TRUCK UNDER A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. WHEN HE RAISED THE DUMP TRAILER TO UNLOAD A SAND FROM THE DUMP BED, THE TOP FRONT ED GE OF THE METAL BED CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. TWO YARD WORKERS AT THE PLANT N OTICED THAT THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK WERE SMOKING. THEY CALLED TO THE TRUCK DRIVER , WHO COULD NOT HEAR THEM. HE OPENED THE TRUCK DOOR TO GET OUT SO THAT HE COULD HEAR BETTER. WHEN HE TOUCHED THE TRUCK BODY, HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND F ELL FROM THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK DRIVER HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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