OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490197
E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,RUNWAY CONDUCTOR,LOCKOUT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - FAILURE OF LOCKOUT SYSTEM
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A CRANE CROSSOVER. THEY WERE TO REMOVE THE RUNWAY CONDUCTORS AND REPLACE THEM WITH A NEW INSULATED RUNWAY SYSTEM. ONE OF THE EMPLO YEES WAS ON A LADDER AT THE WEST END OF THE CROSSOVER, AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WA S ON A LADDER AT THE EAST END OF THE CROSSOVER. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE WEST END TES TED THE SOUTHERN-MOST RUNWAY CONDUCTOR AND FOUND IT TO BE DEENERGIZED. THE EMPLO YEE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CROSSOVER THEN PROCEEDED OVER THE TOP OF THE CRANE B EAM TO REMOVE TWO RUNWAY CONDUCTORS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BEAM. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CONDUCTORS, WHICH WERE STILL ENER GIZED AT 240 VOLTS, 3-PHASE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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