OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #828905

IOWA SOUTHERN UTILITIES

RIVERSIDE, IA· 1987-07-31T00:00:00

Event: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TRUCK BOOM, UTILITY POLE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104198882
Employer profile: IOWA SOUTHERN UTILITIES
Summary number: 828905
Report ID: 751910

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

A two-person power line crew was framing a utility pole. They were using a lifti ng device mounted on a truck. The boom operator moved the boom into a 7620-volt overhead power line. The other power line worker touched the back of the truck a nd was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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