OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735845

ARTISAN INDUSTRIAL METALS

LOUISVILLE, KY— 1985-01-03T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LOAD LINE, ERECTION PROCESS, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, IRON WORKER, E C, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, CRANE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18618173
Employer profile: ARTISAN INDUSTRIAL METALS
Summary number: 735845
Report ID: 452110

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A CRANE HOOK, INTENDING TO RIG IT TO ROOF STEEL. THE CA BLE FROM THE CRANE TOUCHED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EM PLOYEE.

Victims (4)

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
27

Occupation code
597

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#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
#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
#983 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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