OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14378954
W G MASON
CANTON, IL—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE
Investigation abstract
AS AN EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING A TRUCK INTO POSITION, HE TOUCHED THE HOUSING FOR A N OUTRIGGER ON A TRUCK CRANE. THE CRANE WAS IN CONTACT WITH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AT THE TIME, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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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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#982 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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