OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #571463
ADJUSTABLE FORMS INC
WESTCHESTER, IL—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A CARPENTER WAS MAKING CONCRETE, METAL, AND WOOD FORMS AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE. H E WAS WORKING NEAR THE RIGHT REAR OUTRIGGER OF A TRUCK CRANE (GRAVE MODEL NO. 64 256, SERIAL NO. LG1513025) ALONG WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES. A FOURTH EMPLOYEE, WH O WAS HOOKING BEAMS NORTH OF THE RIGHT FRONT OUTRIGGER, DRAGGED THE LOAD LINE IN TO A 7000-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AS THE LOAD LINE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, S PARKS AND NOISES WERE HEARD, CAUSING THE TWO EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH THE CARPENTE R TO RUN FROM THE CRANE. THE CARPENTER CONTACTED THE OUTRIGGER AND WAS ELECTROCU TED. (NO INJURY TO THE FOURTH EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTED.)
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 5
- Environmental factor
- 8
- 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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#982 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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