OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570820
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,HOIST,E C,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,MECH MAT HANDLING
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU MATERIAL
Investigation abstract
A LABORER WAS HELPING TO HOIST A LARGE METAL-FRAME WINDOW ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING. THE WINDOW WAS HOISTED WITH A PULLEY AND ROPE ARRANGEMENT AT THE ROOF LEVEL BY A COWORKER AT GROUND LEVEL. AS THE LABORER WAS ABOUT TO PULL THE HOIST ED WINDOW INTO THE STAIRWELL OPENING BETWEEN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOORS, THE WI NDOW CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD ELECTRIC POWER LINE. THE ELECTRIC SHOCK TO THE EMPLOY EE CAUSED HIM TO FALL 38 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION OR FROM INJURIES RECEIVED IN THE FALL.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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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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