OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14354278

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

1987-08-27T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14354278
Report ID: 419700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR ROUGH TERRAIN INDUSTRIAL FORKLIFT TRUCK (MODEL NUMBER R-80) TO MOVE WOOD ROOF TRUSSES TO THE TRUCK LOADING AREA OF A PLA NT. THE TRUSSES BEING MOVED WERE OF AN UNUSUAL SIZE, FORCING THE FORKLIFT OPERAT OR TO EXTEND THE MAST OF THE FORKLIFT TRUCK TO ITS FULL HEIGHT (ABOUT 20 FEET, 1 0 INCHES). AS THE OPERATOR TURNED THE LIFT AROUND TO MANEUVER AROUND THE STORED TRUSSES, THE MAST OF THE FORKLIFT CONTACTED A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND ITS NEUTRAL. THE PHASE CONDUCTOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 20 FEET , 9 INCHES, AND THE NEUTRAL HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 18 FEET, 7.5 INCHES. APPARENTLY, THE OPERATOR TRIED TO EXIT THE TRUCK AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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