OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14482111
CHOCK,BRAKE,TRUCK,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,UTILITY POLE,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
FALL - AERIAL LIFT BUCKET CRUSHED BY CROSSARM
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DISPATCHED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF AN ELECTRIC POWER OUTAGE NSFORMER CROSSARM AND TWISTED THE POLE ABOUT 20 DEGREES. THE FORCE ON THE BUCKET CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. THE INTERIOR OF THE BUCKET, WITH THE EMPLOYEE STILL IN IT , FELL 35 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE REMAINING BOOM SECTION CAUGHT A GUY, AND A BYS TANDER CHOCKED A WHEEL WITH A STONE, BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A HALT. THE EMPLOYEE WHO HAD FALLEN WITH THE LIFT DIED OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE FALL. AT A HOSPITAL. THE EMPLOYEES, WHO WERE USING AN AERIAL LIFT MOUNTED ON A CHEVRO LET TRUCK (VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CS5375193869), DETERMINED THAT THE PROB LEM WAS LOCATED AT THE POLE-MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS. THE AERIAL LIFT TRUCK DRIVER P ARKED THE TRUCK IN AN UPHILL DIRECTION, PERPENDICULAR TO THE TRANSFORMERS. HE SE T THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT DID NOT CHOCK THE WHEELS OR ENGAGE THE OUTRIGGERS. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE AERIAL LIFT AND RAISED BUCKET TO INSPECT THE TRANSFO RMERS. AS HE WAS INSPECTING THE TRANSFORMERS, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO DRIFT BACKWARDS , DOWN THE HILL, AND THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BUCKET CONTACTED THE TRA
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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