OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968362
BURN,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,METAL DECKING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ADVERTISING SIGN
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED TO DISMANTLE A 48-FOOT-BY-48-FOOT METAL FRAME BILLBO CK AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE ADDITIONAL INJURIES FROM THE FALL. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES. ARD. THE BILLBOARD WAS BEING REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO AN OVERHEAD POW ER LINE THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4 FEET, 10 INCHES AWAY. THEY WERE USING A MOBILE CRANE TO LIFT THE STEEL PARTS OF THE BILLBOARD. NEITHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING ANY F ALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON THE BILLBOARD. AS THEY WERE REMOVING AN 18-INCH-WIDE CATWALK, IT CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT-TO-GROUND OVERHEAD PO WER LINE . BOTH EMPLOYEES RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FELL. ONE OF THEM WAS E LECTROCUTED. HE FELL ABOUT 29 FEET. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SURVIVED THE ELECTRIC SHO CK AND FELL ABOUT 25 FEET ONTO A METAL ROOF. HE WAS BURNED FROM THE ELECTRIC SHO
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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