OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #571216

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E C,CRANE

1986-12-29T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E C,CRANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 571216
Report ID: 524700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

THE PRESIDENT OF A COMPANY HAD HELPED PLACE A 8-FOOT-BY-12-FOOT WOODEN BUILDING ON A FOUNDATION. (THE WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED FOR HIS UNCLE.) THE PRESIDENT WAS REMOVING THE LOAD LINE OF A CRANE FROM THE BUILDING WHEN THE BOOM OF THE CRANE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
4

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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