OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14521538
PEORIA BLACKTOP, INC.
CANTON, IL·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN A GRAVEL LAYING OPERATION. THEY WERE USING A BLAW KNOX GRAVEL LAYER (MODEL OR SERIAL NUMBER RW-195C). ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES HAD BOT H HANDS ON THE MACHINE, AND THE OTHER HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON IT. A DUMP TRUCK HAD DELIVERED A LOAD OF GRAVEL, AND ITS OPERATOR RAISED THE TRUCK BED TO UNLOAD IT. AS IT WAS RAISED, THE TRUCK BED CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE GRAVEL WA S WET (5 TO 6 PERCENT MOISTURE CONTENT), AND THE CURRENT FLOW THROUGH IT WAS SUF FICIENT TO ELECTROCUTE THE EMPLOYEE WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE GRAVEL LAYER AND TO S HOCK THE OTHER EMPLOYEE.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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