OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14538789
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E C,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,LOAD LINE,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A METAL TANK HOLDING LINES ATTACHED TO THE HO OK AND BOOM OF A CRANE. WHEN THE CRANE BOOM CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN OVERHEAD POW ER LINE, THE CRANE AND ITS LOAD LINE BECAME ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROC UTED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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