OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516363
GENERAL SERVICES & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
GIBSONTON, FL·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A 27-FOOT-BY-15-FOOT-BY-9-FOOT METAL BUILDING, PUT TING SEALANT BETWEEN GROOVES. THEY WERE APPLYING SWEPCO HEAVY DUTY ROOF COATING WITH A BRUSH AND A STRAW-TYPE BROOM. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE EXPERIENCED IN THIS TYP E OF WORK, HAVING PERFORMED THIS TASK BEFORE. DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK, O NE OF THE EMPLOYEES CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THIS EMPLOYEE'S CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION, ENGULFING HIM I N FLAMES AND KNOCKING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE FROM THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING. THE EMPL OYEE WHO FELL FROM THE BUILDING RECEIVED A CRUSHED HEEL, FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPIT ALIZED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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