OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14521009

BOOM TRUCK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TRUCK BOOM

1989-03-02T00:00:00

Event: BOOM TRUCK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TRUCK BOOM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14521009
Report ID: 524530

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA ON AN OVERC AST DAY. HE WAS USING A HAND-OPERATED CONTROLLER TO SWING THE TRUCK'S BOOM AND I TS ATTACHED LOAD OF BLOCKS OFF THE TRUCK. AN OBSERVER WARNED THE EMPLOYEE THAT T HE BOOM WAS BETWEEN TWO CONDUCTORS OF AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE STOPP ED THE BOOM AND EVALUATED THE SITUATION BEFORE CONTINUING TO MOVE THE IT. THE BO OM CONTACTED THE 12.5-KILOVOLT POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS S TILL HOLDING THE CONTROLLER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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