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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481675

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,CRANE

Event
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14481675
Report ID
316400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

A CREW EMPLOYEES WAS USING A TRUCK CRANE TO UNLOAD MATERIAL FROM A TRACTOR TRAIL ER. THE TRUCK CRANE WAS BEING OPERATED WITHIN INCHES OF A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POW ER LINE. THE CRANE LOWERED THE LOAD TO THE GROUND; AND, AS THE LOAD LINE WAS REL EASED, THE BOOM MOVED UPWARDS AND CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. ONE OF THE EMPLOY EES, WHO WAS TOUCHING THE LOAD AT THE TIME, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    13
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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