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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386593

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,MOBILE CRANE,E C,LOAD LINE,CRANE

Event
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,MOBILE CRANE,E C,LOAD LINE,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14386593
Report ID
521700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE USING A MOBILE CRANE TO LOAD A PLATFORM ONTO A TRUCK BED. ONE OF THEM, A FOREMAN, WAS OPERATING THE CRANE'S CONTROLS, WHICH WERE LOCATED AT T HE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE, A CARPENTERS' SUPERVISOR WAS GUIDING THE LOAD ONTO THE TRUCK BED. NEITHER EMPLOYEE NOTICED THE NEARBY OVERHEAD POWER LINE AS THEY WERE MOVING THE LOAD. THE CRANE'S LOAD LINE CONTACTED THE 34-KILOVO LT OVERHEAD LINE, AND THE SUPERVISOR RECEIVED A SEVERE ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE LATER DIED AT A HOSPITAL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    12
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    534
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8870
    Task assigned
    1

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