OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542773
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,LOAD LINE,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE LOAD LINE OF A 35-TON CRAWLER CRANE TO ATTACH IT TO A COIL OF WIRE ROPE. THE LOAD LINE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYER HAD NO SAFETY PROGRAM, HAD NOT PERFORM ED A SURVEY OF THE WORK AREA, AND HAD NOT DISCUSSED THE HAZARDS PRESENT BEFORE T HE START OF WORK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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