OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14328371

JET BLAST, INC.

DELAWARE CITY, DE— 1985-07-15T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #903831
Employer profile: JET BLAST, INC.
Summary number: 14328371
Report ID: 317020

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DUMP TRUCK TO MOVE WASTE MATERIAL TO A DUMP SITE. HE PAR KED THE TRUCK UNDER A 13.8-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK . HE THEN RAISED THE DUMP BODY, AND IT CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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