OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478010

F.W. CUNNINGHAM & SONS

SACO, ME· 1986-05-27T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #971317
Employer profile: F.W. CUNNINGHAM & SONS
Summary number: 14478010
Report ID: 111100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CRANE BOOM CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS THE FOREMAN FOR THE JOB OF TRANSPORTING A 30-FOOT STEEL I-BEAM. THE WORK CREW WAS USING A GROVE CRANE TO LIFT THE I-BEAM. THE BOOM OF THE CRANE CONTACTED A 34.5-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS 24 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE FOREMAN WAS ELECTROCUTED AS A RESULT OF THE POWER LINE CONTACT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
558

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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