OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525950
DOWN RITE TRENCHING CORP
MIAMI, FL—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
A BACKHOE OPERATOR WAS TOLD BY A COMPANY OFFICIAL TO GO OVER TO AN ENERGIZED UND ERGROUND RESIDENTIAL TRANSFORMER AT A HOUSING PROJECT. THE FOREMAN AND COMPANY P RESIDENT WOULD COME OVER TO THE TRANSFORMER AFTER A CABLE WAS PULLED. (THE CABLE RUN WAS OVER 600 FEET.) THE BACKHOE OPERATOR PROCEEDED TO THE TRANSFORMER LOCAT ION. WHEN THE FOREMAN AND COMPANY PRESIDENT WENT TO JOIN THE BACKHOE OPERATOR, T HEY FOUND HIM DEAD ON THE SIDEWALK. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD H AD NO TRAINING FROM THE POWER COMPANY OR THE SUBCONTRACTOR FOR WHOM HE WAS WORKI NG. HIS COMPANY WAS PERFORMING WORK FOR A SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THE POWER COMPANY.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 853
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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