OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #965236

E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,RUNWAY CONDUCTOR,LOCKOUT

1987-10-27T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,RUNWAY CONDUCTOR,LOCKOUT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 965236
Report ID: 931800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

Four employees were repairing overhead crane runway conductors. The employees we nt up to the crane bridge runway adjacent to the conductors to examine them. The runway conductors were energized. One of the employees touched a conductor with his left hand and was electrocuted. (He also fell off the beam and landed on a trailer truck parked below. He fell a distance of about 27.4 meters.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
549

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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