OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388821
LEON RILEY INC.
SANDUSKY, OH·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM
Investigation abstract
A CREW OF THREE EMPLOYEES WAS USING AN R.O. STINGER II CRANE (MODEL NUMBER TO-12 5-1) MOUNTED ON A FORD LNT 8000 TANDEM AXLE TRUCK TO LOWER A HORIZONTAL BORING M ACHINE INTO A PIT. THE CRANE WAS POSITIONED SO THAT A 10-FOOT CLEARANCE COULD NO T BE MAINTAINED FROM A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AS THE BORING MACHINE WAS BEING MOVED, THE CRANE BOOM CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES R ECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS OVER 3 TO 5 PERCENT OF HIS BODY. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PIT GUIDING THE MACHINE INTO POSITION.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- 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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