OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14563712

CHARLES H. WARD & COMPANY

HERTFORD, NC· 1987-02-12T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3008893
Employer profile: CHARLES H. WARD & COMPANY
Summary number: 14563712
Report ID: 453710

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

A TRUCK DRIVER RAISED THE BED OF HIS DUMP TRUCK TO UNLOAD ROCK. HE HAD RAISED TH E FRONT PORTION OF THE TRUCK BED INTO CONTACT WITH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LI NE, AND HE WAS ELECTROCUTED AS HE EXITED THE TRUCK CAB. (THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT WAS OBTAINED SOLELY THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND OFFICIAL REPORTS, NOT THROUGH A FIRST-HAND INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
804

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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