OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525463

GIRDER,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C

1986-10-10T15:00:00

Event: GIRDER,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14525463
Report ID: 418800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GIRDER

Investigation abstract

ONE OVERCAST AND CLOUDY DAY, A CONSTRUCTION SITE FOREMAN WAS INSTALLING METAL RO OF SUPPORT GIRDERS ACROSS THE METAL TRUSSES OF THE SHELL OF A WAREHOUSE UNDER CO NSTRUCTION. HE WAS MANEUVERING ONE 21-FOOT-LONG GIRDER INTO PLACE WHEN THE GIRDE R CONTACTED A NEARBY 7600-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE FOREMAN WAS ELECTROCUTED .

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
5

Occupation code
558

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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