OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #758912
FABRICATED FOUNDRY FLASK INC
WARSAW, IN·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM
Investigation abstract
AN FMC LINK-BELT TRUCK CRANE WAS PARKED ON A FLAT GRAVEL PARKING LOT UNDER A 720 PTED. HOWEVER, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD OF ELECTROCUTION ON ARRIVAL AT T HE HOSPITAL. 0-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AN EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER O F THE CRANE TO CHANGE THE BLOCK ON THE LOAD LINE. THE OPERATOR OF THE CRANE (THE PLANT MANAGER) RAISED THE BOOM OF THE CRANE TO LIFT THE BLOCK FROM THE RACK, AN D THE BOOM CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. THE EMPLOYEE CHANGING THE BLOCK RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. (HE MAY HAVE BEEN TOUCHING THE LOAD LINE AT THE TIME OF CONT ACT.) THE CRANE OPERATOR JUMPED UNINJURED FROM THE CAB TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. HE FOUND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE LYING ON THE GROUND AND PULLED HIM AWAY FROM THE CRAN E. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE SUMMONED, AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION WAS ATTEM
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 795
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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