OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14561864
NASS-SUFF CONTRACTING CORP
BOHEMIA, NY—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTACHING A CRANE LIFTING BEAM TO THE INSIDE OF A 10-FOOT-DIA ONTACT WITH THE LIFTING BEAM ENDS INSIDE THE CONCRETE RING. WHEN EMPLOYEE #2'S A RM GOT WARM, HE LOOKED UP AND SAW AN ARC. THE CRANE OPERATOR SWUNG THE BOOM AWAY FROM THE POWER LINE. HOWEVER, EMPLOYEE #1 FELL BACK, ELECTROCUTED. THE CRANE OP ERATOR SAID THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES. METER PRECAST CONCRETE DRYWELL SECTION LOCATED AT THE FRONT END OF A FLAT BED TR AILER. THIS TRAILER WAS PARKED UNDER A 7600-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE WHICH WAS A BOUT 27 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE TRUCK CRANE, A 30-YEAR-OLD UNIT WITH A 35-FOO T BOOM, WAS LOCATED OVER 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE POWER LINE. THE CRANE'S HOLDING L INE WAS ATTACHED TO THE LIFTING BEAM. THE CLOSING AND TAG LINES WERE ATTACHED TO THE CLAMSHELL BUCKET POSITIONED ON THE GROUND. THE CRANE OPERATOR SWUNG HIS BOO M WITH THE LIFTING BEAM TOWARD THE TWO MEN STANDING ATOP THE CONCRETE RING. EMPL OYEE #2 WAS AT THE TRACTOR END, AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPPOSITE HIM. BOTH WERE IN C
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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