OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657759

SALEM BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.

DRACUT, MA· 1988-09-08T00:00:00

Event: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #103422937
Employer profile: SALEM BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 657759
Report ID: 111400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BOOM TRUCK TO HANG A SIGN. THE BOOM ON THE TRUCK CONTACT ED A 13-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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