OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14349351
BOLIVAR COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
SCOTT, MS—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH POWER LINE THRU TRUCK BOOM
Investigation abstract
A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN, USING NORMAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUT A TRUCK FIRE THAT HAD STARTED WHEN THE TRUCK'S BOOM MADE CONTACT WITH AN OV ERHEAD POWER LINE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FRONT BUMPER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HO OD TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE EMPLOYEE HAD ASSUMED THAT POWER WAS SHUT OFF TO THE FEEDER LINE WHERE CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RA ISE THE HOOD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, CONTACT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND POWER LINE WAS REESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF THE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUT ED. A SECOND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR BURNS.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 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
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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