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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #659052

CHEST,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,HAND,CRANE,FOOT

Event
CHEST,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,HAND,CRANE,FOOT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
659052
Report ID
111400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM

Investigation abstract

A LARGE STRADDLE-TYPE MOBILE CRANE WAS BEING USED TO MANEUVER A CONCRETE BUCKET INTO POSITION OVER A STEEL FORM ON THE GROUND. AS THE CRANE MOVED THE BUCKET INT O POSITION, IT BACKED INTO AN 8000-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. TWO EMPLOYEES WERE HOLDING ONTO THE BUCKET AT THE TIME; ONE OF THEM WAS ELECTROCUTED, AND THE OTHER RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND SEVERE BURNS TO HIS FEET, HAND, AND CHEST. THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRIC ARC AT THE BUCKET, CAUSING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES TO SUSTAIN MINOR FLASH BURNS TO THEIR EYES.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    13
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    13
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    19
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    14
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    19
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    14
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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