OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511208
DELIVERY WORK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,BURN,ELECTROCUTED,CONVEYOR
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE OF A ROOFING MATERIALS SUPPLY COMPANY WAS DELIVERING MATERIAL TO AN ER EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND RAN TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK TO GET TO THE CONTROLS FOR THE CONVEYOR. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE TRUCK, HE WAS ELECT ROCUTED. THE ROOFING COMPANY EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS TO HIS HANDS A ND FEET. APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR A ROOFING JOB. THE DELIVERY TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 30-F OOT CONVEYOR FOR UNLOADING MATERIAL DIRECTLY TO THE ROOF. THE CONVEYOR WAS CONTR OLLED FROM THE BED OF THE TRUCK. AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ROOFING COMPANY WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD THE MATERIAL FROM THE TRUCK. AFTER THE MATERIAL WAS UNLOADED, THE SUPP LY COMPANY EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE CONVEYOR FROM THE ROOF TO POSITION IT OVER TH E CAB OF THE TRUCK. THE ROOFING COMPANY EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE CONVEYOR CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE ROOFING COMPANY EMPLOYEE TOUCHED THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE OTH
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 806
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 595
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 2
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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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