OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464960

MILLER BUILDING CENTER

VERNON, IN— 1985-06-20T00:00:00

Event: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2711208
Employer profile: MILLER BUILDING CENTER
Summary number: 14464960
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

Two painters were moving a manually propelled mobile scaffold to gain access to the last side of a building so they could continue removing paint from it. The s caffold was 1.5 meters wide, 2.1 meters long, and 7.2 meters high. As the employ ees were moving the scaffold, it contacted an energized cutout on the crossarm o f a utility pole located on the sidewalk in front of the building. One of the em ployees was electrocuted. The other employee received an electric shock and seve re burns and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
579

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
579

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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