OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692723
L. CHENMAN, INC.
PORTSMOUTH, VA·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES OF A SCRAP METAL COLLECTING AND PROCESSING FIRM WERE REMOVING SCRAP ME TAL FROM A CITY COLLECTION YARD. THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A RENTED CRANE OPERATE D BY AN EMPLOYEE OF A DIVING COMPANY. TRUCK DRIVERS FOR THE SCRAP METAL FIRM WER E DIRECTING THE CRANE OPERATION. ONE OF THE DRIVERS WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK WHEN T HE CRANE'S LOAD LINE CONTACTED A 19.9-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE DRIVER, WHO HAD THE WIRE ROPE SLING HOOK FROM THE LOAD LINE IN HIS HAND, WAS ELECTROCUTE D.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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