OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505259
CONCRETE COMPANY OF SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD, MO·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Investigation abstract
A CONCRETE PUMPER TRUCK CONCRETE PLACEMENT FIRM WAS DELIVERING CONCRETE TO A DRA INAGE DITCH. THE CONCRETE TRUCK OPERATOR WAS USING THE TRUCK'S BOOM EXTENDED OVE R A ROAD TO POUR THE CONCRETE. TWO EMPLOYEES OF A DIFFERENT CONCRETE COMPANY WER E HANDLING THE HOSE AT THE END OF THE BOOM TO DIRECT THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONCRE TE. THE BOOM CONTACTED A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE TWO EMPLOYEES HOLDIN G THE HOSE RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCKS. ONE OF THEM WAS ELECTROCUTED; THE OTHER REC EIVED SEVERE BURNS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#983 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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