OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734848

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,AUGER,ELECTRIC SHOCK,E AG

1986-09-04T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,AUGER,ELECTRIC SHOCK,E AG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 734848
Report ID: 454510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GRAIN AUGER

Investigation abstract

THREE FARM WORKERS WERE MOVING A 48-FOOT-LONG METAL GRAIN AUGER. THE AUGER WAS T O BE PLACED WITH ITS RAISED END AGAINST A GRAIN BIN THAT WAS 31.1 FEET HIGH AND 27.5 FEET FROM A 13.2-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE THREE EMPLOYEES LOST CON TROL OF THE AUGER WHILE THEY WERE MOVING IT, AND IT CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE ELECTROCUTED AND THE THIRD RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Victims (3)

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
479

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
479

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
479

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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