OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496566

METAL BUILDING ERECTORS, INC.

GLENWOOD, AR· 1986-11-21T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #103249165
Employer profile: METAL BUILDING ERECTORS, INC.
Summary number: 14496566
Report ID: 627100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE

Investigation abstract

A METAL FRAME SCAFFOLD WAS BEING MOVED BY A TRUCK CRANE. WHEN THE CRANE CONTACTE D AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING ONTO THE SCAFFOLD WAS ELECTROCUTED .

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 17 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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