OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557219

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,DRILL RIG--NON-OIL

1984-06-05T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,DRILL RIG--NON-OIL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14557219
Report ID: 653510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

An employee was operating an ELM-350 Crawlair track drill with an XP-900 air com pressor attached. Both machines were manufactured by Ingersoll-Rand. As the empl oyee was turning the rig around, the mast of the drill contacted a 14.4-kilovolt (phase to ground) overhead power line located about 5.6 meters above the ground . The employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
15

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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