OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #945840
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,BOOM,CRANE BOOM,ELECTROCUTED,E C,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A CONSTRUCTION WORKER HAD BEEN WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT AN AFTERN OON, POURING CONCRETE INTO A FORM. THEY WERE USING A 1-YARD BUCKET ATTACHED TO A CRANE TO FILL THE FORM. DURING THIS OPERATION, THE BUCKET WAS BROUGHT TO WITHIN 15 FEET OF AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AFTER COMPLETING 39 POURS, THE CONCRETE TRUC K STARTED TO LEAVE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER REMEMBER THAT HE NEEDED TO USE HIS WATER SUPPLY TO WASH THE CONCRETE BUCKET AND STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE CRANE OPERATOR SW UNG THE CRANE BOOM BACK TOWARDS THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS NOW PARKED BENEATH THE POWE R LINE. THE LOAD LINE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE CONSTRUCTION W ORKER, WHO WAS HOLDING ONTO THE BUCKET.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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