OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221748718

TRIPLE D HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING INC.

ARMADA, MI— 2024-09-12T00:00:00

Event: Boom, Boom Truck, Electrocuted, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Truck, Truck Boom, Vacuuming
NAICS: 238190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347755787
Employer profile: TRIPLE D HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING INC.
Summary number: 221748718
Report ID: 0552651
Project type: B
Construction end-use: O

Event description

Employee is electrocuted while raising vacuum truck boom

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on September 12, 2024, Employee #1 was raising the boom of a vacuum truck to install an extension. During the operation, the boom made contact with an overhead electrical line, resulting in electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
13

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