OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14546477
E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,RUNWAY CONDUCTOR,LOCKOUT,OVERHEAD CRANE,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH RUNWAY CONDUCTOR
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A 10-TON WHITING OVERHEAD PENDANT-OPERATED CRANE (NO. S.11581). THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE CRANE RUNWAY, 17 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE 480 -VOLT RUNWAY CONDUCTORS, WHICH WERE NOT DEENERGIZED OR LOCKED OUT, WERE 33.75 IN CHES ABOVE THE CRANE RAILS. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED THE CONDUCTORS AND WAS ELECTR OCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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