OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511695

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,AGRICULTURE,ELECTROCUTED,AUGER,E AG

1986-07-15T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,AGRICULTURE,ELECTROCUTED,AUGER,E AG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14511695
Report ID: 625400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - AUGER CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A PORTABLE GRAIN AUGER FROM ONE GRAIN STORAGE SILO TO ANOTHER. THE AUGER WAS IN A VERTICAL POSITION AS IT WAS BEING MOVED. IT CONTACT ED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS 28 FEET, 8 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THREE OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE ELECTROCUTED; THE FOURTH RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL BURN ON HIS HIP, FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Victims (4)

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#3 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 17 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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