OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456230

SPANISH FORK FOUNDRY INC

SPANISH FORK, UT— 1984-08-08T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, COOLING TOWER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TOWER, E GI IC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15199730
Employer profile: SPANISH FORK FOUNDRY INC
Summary number: 14456230
Report ID: 854910

Event description

ELEC. SHOCK AND FALL - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU MAT.

Investigation abstract

A FOUNDRY WORKER WAS REMOVING MINERAL DEPOSITS FROM AN INSPECTION COVER LOCATED ABOUT 35 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ON THE SIDE OF A COOLING TOWER. TO DO THE WORK, H E WAS KNEELING DOWN AND USING A 10-FOOT LENGTH OF STEEL CONDUIT. WHEN THE CONDUI T CONTACTED A 2400-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC S HOCK AND FELL FROM THE TOWER. HE SURVIVED THE FALL, BUT THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES WERE NOT REPORTED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 56 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
22

Occupation code
889

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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