OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #996785
NORRIS SCALE COMPANY, INC.
SULLIVAN, IN·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE FRAME OF A TRUCK SCALE FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND . THEY WERE USING A PITMAN 8-TON MOBILE TRUCK CRANE TO LIFT THE FRAME. ONE OF TH E EMPLOYEES ATTACHED A CHAIN SLING TO THE SCALE FRAME. HE WAS PLACING THE SLING IN THE THROAT OF THE HOOK ON THE CRANE'S LOAD LINE WHEN (IT IS BELIEVED) THE WIN D BLEW A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE INTO THE LOAD LINE. THE POWER LINE CONTAC TED THE LOAD LINE ABOUT 12 INCHES BELOW THE MOST EXTENDED PORTION OF THE CRANE B OOM, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CRANE OPERATOR ALSO RECEIVED AN INJU RY (NON-ELECTRICAL), BUT HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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