OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570899
HOLT ROOFING COMPANY
TOLEDO, OH·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A ROOFER WAS PUSHING A CLAM BUCKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOAD LINE OF A TRUCK CRANE. HE WAS PUSHING THE BUCKET TOWARD A SMALL PILE OF PEA GRAVEL THAT WAS TO BE LIFTED ONTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING. THE CRANE'S LOAD LINE CONTACTED A 23-KILO VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AND THE ROOFER WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 595
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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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#982 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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