OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485023

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

1986-11-24T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,LOAD LINE,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14485023
Report ID: 213600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Investigation abstract

An employee was guiding a structural steel member suspended by a crane when the crane's load line contacted a 34-kilovolt overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
24

Occupation code
597

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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