OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672535
BEN SHINN TRUCKING INC.
REDFIELD, IA·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TRUCK BED
Investigation abstract
A truck driver was cleaning out his trailer before refilling it with poultry fee d. He had the dump body raised and was jogging the truck to loosen coal dust tha t was adhering to the trailer bed. He drove his rig into a 13-kilovolt overhead power line and was electrocuted when he left the truck cab.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- NERVE SYST (29)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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