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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494603

CHAIN,HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,WINCH

Event
CHAIN,HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,WINCH
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14494603
Report ID
627700

Event description

STRUCK BY CABLE PULLER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PARTICIPATING IN A 600 FOOT PULL OF 1.18 INCH OUTSIDE DIAMETER E LECTRICAL CABLE AT A POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A GREENLEE 640 LIGHTWEIGHT CABLE PULLER TO PULL THE CABLE INTO A CABLE TRAY. A S PLICE IN THE PULLING ROPE CAUSED THE ROPE TO BIND ON THE PULLER CAPSTAN. THE CAB LE PULLER WAS SHUT OFF, BUT THE ROPE TENSION WAS NOT RELEASED. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT THE ATTACHMENT CHAINS WERE LOOSE. AS HE WAS TIGHTENING THEM, THE RO PE TENSION CAUSED THE ATTACHEMENT CHAINS TO PULL THROUGH THE BASE OF THE CABLE P ULLER. THE CABLE PULLER WAS JERKED UP AGAINST THE UPPER FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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