OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671776
EAST GARY CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC
LAKE STATION, IN·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM TRUCK
Investigation abstract
A TRUCK DRIVER WAS USING A BOOM TRUCK (MODEL NUMBER C-2044-2A-1, SERIAL NUMBER 1 E, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. 1685) TO UNLOAD CEMENT MATERIALS AT A RESIDENCE. THE TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH A D ICO HOIST, WHICH WAS AN ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED HYDRAULIC HOIST WITH CONTINUOUS ROTATION CAPABILITY AND WHICH WAS POWERED BY THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION. AS HE WAS BACKING UP TO THE RESIDENCE, HE WAS WARNED OF THE PROXIMITY OF A 7200-VOLT OVER HEAD POWER LINE LOCATED 28 FEET, 8.5 INCHES ABOVE THE ASPHALT DRIVEWAY. THE EMPL OYEE PARKED THE TRUCK AND BEGAN TO UNLOAD. HE WAS USING THE CABLE-CONNECTED REMO TE CONTROL UNIT TO OPERATE THE BOOM. HE MOVED THE BOOM EAST, THEN UP, THEN WEST BETWEEN TWO CONDUCTORS OF THE OVERHEAD LINE. THE BOOM CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LIN
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 805
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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