OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550628

NORTH COUNTRY FOREST RESOURCES

COEUR D'ALENE, ID· 1985-10-23T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, WIRE ROPE, ELECTROCUTED, LOG TRAILER, TRUCK, LOG TRUCK, E GI IB
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17724584
Employer profile: NORTH COUNTRY FOREST RESOURCES
Summary number: 14550628
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU WIRE ROPE

Investigation abstract

An employee stopped his logging truck under a 7200-volt overhead power line afte r pulling away from a log landing. He took a wire-rope-and-chain tie-down to sec ure the load and threw it up and towards the top of the 4.3-meter-high load. The cable contacted the power line, which was 7.6 meters above the ground. The empl oyee was electrocuted. He had burn marks on his left hand and both feet.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
804

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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