Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 996785 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 996785 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 04/16/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101966216	04/18/1986	5046	0	Norris Scale Company, Inc.

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE FRAME OF A TRUCK SCALE FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND. THEY WERE USING A PITMAN 8-TON MOBILE TRUCK CRANE TO LIFT THE FRAME. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES ATTACHED A CHAIN SLING TO THE SCALE FRAME. HE WAS PLACING THE SLING IN THE THROAT OF THE HOOK ON THE CRANE'S LOAD LINE WHEN (IT IS BELIEVED) THE WIND BLEW A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE INTO THE LOAD LINE. THE POWER LINE CONTACTED THE LOAD LINE ABOUT 12 INCHES BELOW THE MOST EXTENDED PORTION OF THE CRANE BOOM, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CRANE OPERATOR ALSO RECEIVED AN INJURY (NON-ELECTRICAL), BUT HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TRUCK CRANE, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101966216			Fatality	Electric Shock	Industrial machinery repairers
2	101966216			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Industrial machinery repairers

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