OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735316

BENNETT CONTRACTING OF HARDEEVILLE, INC.

HARDEEVILLE, SC· 1987-06-05T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105448815
Employer profile: BENNETT CONTRACTING OF HARDEEVILLE, INC.
Summary number: 735316
Report ID: 454510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

SOME EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING TUBULAR WELDED SCAFFOLDS FROM ONE LOCATION, WHICH WAS WET AND MUDDY, TO ANOTHER. THE DESTINATION FOR THE SCAFFOLDS, A SIGN IN FRONT O F THE WORKSITE, WAS BENEATH AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. ONE OF THE 31-FOOT-HIGH SCAF FOLDS THEY WERE MOVING CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING TWO OF THE EMPLOY EES. FIVE OTHER EMPLOYEES RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND BURNS, FOR WHICH THEY WER E HOSPITALIZED.

Victims (7)

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
11

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
567

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
11

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
11

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
11

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
3

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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