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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566343

DELIVERY WORK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TRUCK,CONVEYOR

Event
DELIVERY WORK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TRUCK,CONVEYOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14566343
Report ID
950411

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK- CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONVEYOR

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DELIVERING ROOFING MATERIALS TO A RESIDENCE. UPON ARRIVAL, ON OF THE POWER LINES, AND THEY WERE IN A HURRY, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO WO RK OVERTIME. THE TRUCK DRIVER HAD A 0.05% BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL. E OF THEM GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND DIRECTED THE OTHER, WHO WAS THE DRIVER, TO BA CK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED, THE EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE THE TRUCK (A 1980 CHEVROLET MODEL, GVW 30,000 POUNDS) CLIMBED ONTO IT AND OPERATED THE CONTRO LS TO RAISE THE CONVEYOR AND ROTATE IT INTO POSITION TO DELIVER THE MATERIALS TO THE ROOF. WHILE THIS EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLS, THE DRIVER LEFT THE T RUCK CAB AND WALKED AROUND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO UNTIE THE ROPES HOL DING THE MATERIAL. THE 25.5-FOOT-LONG CONVEYOR CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD PO WER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE DRIVER. THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PRESENCE

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    13
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8870
    Task assigned
    1

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