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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692723

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,ELECTROCUTED,LOAD LINE,CRANE

Event
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,ELECTROCUTED,LOAD LINE,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
692723
Report ID
355112

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)

  1. #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
  2. #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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