Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126681.015 - Employee is electrocuted when crane contacts overhead power

Accident Summary Nr: 126681.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 06/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477521.015	06/04/2020		928110	Department Of The Army

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on June 2, 2020, Employee # 1 was directing a crane which was moving a piece of material. A coworker, operating the crane, was watching hand signals from Employee # 1, who was on the ground. While the coworker was booming up, the load shifted in the chain sling, causing the load to sway. Employee # 1 reached out to stabilize the load with his hands. He was electrocuted when he touched the load. He suffered an electrical shock from the overhead power lines and was killed.

Keywords: Crane, Crane Operator, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Hand, Load Shift, Power Lines, Signalman, Sling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1477521.015	60	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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