OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461099
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Investigation abstract
An employee was working on foundations for a cyclone fence. The foundations were being moved into position by a telescoping truck crane. The employee who was wo rking on the foundations was holding a sling in one hand while the crane operato r moved a foundation into position. The crane boom contacted a 4800-volt overhea d power line, electrocuting the employee holding the sling.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 479
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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