OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #511196

E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

1987-07-06T00:00:00

Event: E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 511196
Report ID: 931600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

An employee was standing on the elevated forks of a Hyster Hi-Lift, trying to re trieve his daughter's kite from an overhead power line. The forklift truck belon ged to a logging company. The employee apparently borrowed the forklift truck an d brought it to the site for use in retrieving the kite. While he was standing o n the forks of the forklift truck, the employee contacted an overhead power line and was electrocuted. (He also fell about 6 meters to the ground.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
2

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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