OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528137

JAMES GRIFFIN CONCRETE CONTRACTORS

JACKSON, MS— 1990-03-21T21:30:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,METAL POLE,CONCRETE FLOAT,E C
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1225887
Employer profile: JAMES GRIFFIN CONCRETE CONTRACTORS
Summary number: 14528137
Report ID: 419400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH O'HEAD LINE THRU METAL HANDLE

Investigation abstract

A 32-YEAR-OLD CONCRETE FINISHER WAS BRUSHING CONCRETE WITH AN 18-FOOT-LONG MAGNE EMPLOYEE. SIUM BULL FLOAT HANDLE ATTACHED TO A 2-FOOT-WIDE BROOM HEAD. HE WAS WORKING NEAR THE SOUTH EDGE OF AN ADJACENT PARKING STRUCTURE (AT THE SECOND-AND-A-HALF LEVEL ), BRUSHING THE CONCRETE TO ROUGHEN ITS FINISH TO PROVIDE GREATER TRACTION FOR V EHICLES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HIS BACK TO A 13.8-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWE R LINE, LOCATED ONLY 15 FEET FROM THE FRESHLY POURED SLAB. THE LIGHTING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ILLUMINATE THE POWER LINE, AND THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT WARNED THE EMP LOYEE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE POWER LINE OR OF THE ASSOCIATED HAZARDS. AS THE EMP LOYEE WAS WORKING, THE BROOM HANDLE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
588

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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