OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237374

ALPINE SYSTEMS INC

HOUSTON, TX— 1985-03-07T00:00:00

Event: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1420967
Employer profile: ALPINE SYSTEMS INC
Summary number: 14237374
Report ID: 626600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING ON A PLATFORM BEING ELEVATED BY A FORKLIFT TRUCK. TH E PLATFORM STRUCK A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND SEPARATED THE LINE. THE PO WER LINE STRUCK ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES BEING ELEVATED AND THE TRUCK FRAME. THIS EM PLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED AND FELL TO THE GROUND (ABOUT 30 FEET). THE OTHER EMPLOY EE ON THE PLATFORM RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND, TOO, SUFFE RING MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS ALSO ELECTROCUTED AS HE STEPPE D OUT OF THE TRUCK CAB. A FOURTH EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BURNS AS HE WAS TOUCHING THE TRUCK WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT USING FALL PROTECTION OR ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

Victims (4)

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
856

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
17

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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