OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #821306
BETCO BLOCK & PRODUCTS, INC.
ROCKVILLE, MD·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
Investigation abstract
AN TRUCK DRIVER WAS USING A DICO BOOM MOUNTED ON A MACK TRUCK TO UNLOAD PALLETS FROM THE BED OF THE TRUCK. HE WAS USING A HAND-HELD PENDANT CONTROL AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO OPERATE THE BOOM. AFTER UNLOADING THE PALLETS, THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS RETURNING THE BOOM TO ITS CRADLE. THE BOOM CONTACTED A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD PO WER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE TRUCK DRIVER.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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