OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14510937
DERRICK TRUCK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Investigation abstract
A CREW FOREMAN WAS WORKING ALOFT FROM THE INSULATED BUCKET OF A COMBINATION DIGG ER/POLE-SETTER/BUCKET TRUCK (ELECTRIC LINE TRUCK) WHICH HAD ITS OUTRIGGERS EXTEN DED. THE FOREMAN WAS MOVING A 7200-VOLT ENERGIZED OVERHEAD POWER LINE FROM A POL E-TOP INSULATOR TO A CROSSARM INSULATOR. THE ENERGIZED LINE GOT AWAY FROM HIM AN D CONTACTED THE METAL PART OF THE BOOM MOUNTED TO THE TRUCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, S TANDING ON THE GROUND, WAS ELECTROCUTED AS HE WAS RETRIEVING MATERIAL FROM THE T RUCK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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