OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735845
ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LOAD LINE,ERECTION PROCESS,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,IRON WORKER,E C,CONSTRUCTION,STEEL ERECTION,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A CRANE HOOK, INTENDING TO RIG IT TO ROOF STEEL. THE CA BLE FROM THE CRANE TOUCHED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EM PLOYEE.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- 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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#982 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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#983 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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