OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673053

GAAR CONSTRUCTORS INC.

URBANDALE, IA— 1985-07-22T09:00:00

Event: BURN, CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, E C, FALL, UNTRAINED, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2663003
Employer profile: GAAR CONSTRUCTORS INC.
Summary number: 673053
Report ID: 751910

Event description

BURN AND FALL - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BACKHOE

Investigation abstract

A SEWER WORKER WAS ORDERED BY HIS FOREMAN TO ENTER THE BUCKET OF A BACKHOE IN OR DER TO TIE OFF SOME OVERHEAD POWER LINES WITH A ROPE. THE BACKHOE CONTACTED THE POWER LINES, AND THE SEWER WORKER WAS BURNED AND FELL FROM THE BUCKET 10 TO 15 F EET TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURNS OVER 50 PERCENT OF HIS BODY, AND ONE OF THE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND HAD TO BE AMPUTATED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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