OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14507222
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,DRILL RIG--NON-OIL
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DRILL RIG
Investigation abstract
A CREW OF THREE EMPLOYEES WAS USING A PORTABLE DRILLING RIG TO DRILL HOLES TO DE TERMINE GRAVEL QUALITY FOR A CLIENT. THE DRILLER DROVE THE TRUCK UNDER A 7500-VO LT OVERHEAD POWER LINE TO DRILL THE LAST HOLE. THE EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WENT AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO RAISE THE MAST OF THE DRILLING RIG. HE STARTED THE ERECTION EQUIPMENT AND RAISED THE MAST VERTICALLY UNTIL IT CONTA CTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. (THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES WERE NOT INJURED.)
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 598
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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
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