OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535025
HI LINE TRUCKING INC
RHAME, ND—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AN OIL DRILL RIG FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. THE 17-FOO T-HIGH LOAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH A GROUND WIRE FOR A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LI NE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO FREE THE GROUND WIRE, HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ENERGIZED 7200-VOLT LINE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONE A T THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 7
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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