OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690859
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - BOOM CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF BLOCKS AT A RESIDENCE. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT T THE TRUCK AND RETRIEVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE THEN REALIZED THAT THE BOOM HAD CONTACTED ONE OF THE POWER LINES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AS A RESULT OF THE ELECTRIC SHOCK HE HAD RECEIVED. HE SITE, HE SURVEYED THE TREES, OVERHEAD POWER LINES, AND UNLOADING POSITIONS. H E BACKED THE TRUCK INTO THE BACKYARD OF THE RESIDENCE AND RETRIEVED THE CORD-CON NECTED CONTROL UNIT FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE ROTATED THE BOOM FROM THE DRI VER SIDE AROUND THE REAR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO LIFT A LOAD OF BLOCKS FROM THE TOP. HE THEN RAISED THE BOOM OVER THE TREES AND OVERHEAD POWER LINES. AT THAT T IME THE CONTROL STARTED SPARKING AND BLEW OUT OF HIS HANDS. HE THOUGHT THE TRUCK HAD SHORTED OUT. HE WENT TO THE SIDE CONTROL PANEL AND SHUT OFF THE POWER. HE E NTERED THE CAB AND TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND THE POWER TAKE OFF. HE JUMPED OUT OF
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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