OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350292
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,LOAD LINE,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING A METAL LIFTING BEAM FOR A MODULAR HOUSE ONTO A HOUSE-TR ANSPORTATION TRAILER. THE LIFTING BEAM WAS BEING POSITIONED ON THE TRAILER BY A 65-TON CRANE. THE TRAILER WAS LOCATED UNDER A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. WHE N THE CRANE OPERATOR ROTATED THE BOOM, THE HOISTING CABLE CONTACTED THE POWER LI NE, AND THE EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE BEAM WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- 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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