OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14421531

NEBRASKA TESTING CORPORATION

NORFOLK, NE· 1989-02-15T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101302313
Employer profile: NEBRASKA TESTING CORPORATION
Summary number: 14421531
Report ID: 728900

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DRILL MAST

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A DRILL RIG IN PREPARATION FOR DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN THE GROUND. THE BOOM OF THE DRILL RIG CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE , ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
Electric Shock (10)

Part of body
MULTIPLE (19)

Accident type
SHOCK (13)

Source of injury
ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)

Occupation
Occupation not reported (999)

Human factor
POSITION INAPROPRIATE FOR TASK (10)

Environmental factor
WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)

Task assigned
Task regularly assigned (1)

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