OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489819
FRATTO CONSTRUCTION CO
SYRACUSE, NY—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GROUND WIRE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE A GROUND WIRE EMBEDDED IN A CONCRETE SLAB. THE CO NCRETE SLAB WITH THE GROUND WIRE IN IT WAS RAISED BY A BACKHOE. THIS CAUSED THE GROUND WIRE TO BE PULLED DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES AND CAUSED THE GROUNDI NG CLAMP TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE NEUTRAL. THE GROUND WIRE CONTACTED THE 240 0-VOLT PHASE LINE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE BROKE THE WIRE, HE BECAME PART OF THE CIRCU IT AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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