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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14561864

ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,RIGGING,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,CRANE LIFTING BEAM,E C,BOOM,CRANE

Event
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,RIGGING,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,CRANE LIFTING BEAM,E C,BOOM,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14561864
Report ID
214700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTACHING A CRANE LIFTING BEAM TO THE INSIDE OF A 10-FOOT-DIA ONTACT WITH THE LIFTING BEAM ENDS INSIDE THE CONCRETE RING. WHEN EMPLOYEE #2'S A RM GOT WARM, HE LOOKED UP AND SAW AN ARC. THE CRANE OPERATOR SWUNG THE BOOM AWAY FROM THE POWER LINE. HOWEVER, EMPLOYEE #1 FELL BACK, ELECTROCUTED. THE CRANE OP ERATOR SAID THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES. METER PRECAST CONCRETE DRYWELL SECTION LOCATED AT THE FRONT END OF A FLAT BED TR AILER. THIS TRAILER WAS PARKED UNDER A 7600-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE WHICH WAS A BOUT 27 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE TRUCK CRANE, A 30-YEAR-OLD UNIT WITH A 35-FOO T BOOM, WAS LOCATED OVER 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE POWER LINE. THE CRANE'S HOLDING L INE WAS ATTACHED TO THE LIFTING BEAM. THE CLOSING AND TAG LINES WERE ATTACHED TO THE CLAMSHELL BUCKET POSITIONED ON THE GROUND. THE CRANE OPERATOR SWUNG HIS BOO M WITH THE LIFTING BEAM TOWARD THE TWO MEN STANDING ATOP THE CONCRETE RING. EMPL OYEE #2 WAS AT THE TRACTOR END, AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPPOSITE HIM. BOTH WERE IN C

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Hazardous substance
    8870
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    14
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Hazardous substance
    8870
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #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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