Construction laborer electrocuted by energized crane in California

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• Corporate Authors:
  California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Health Services
• Description:
  26-year-old Hispanic male construction laborer (victim) was electrocuted when he tripped and came into contact with an energized crane. The victim was in the process of carrying a wire rope over to be used to attach a pile of plywood to the crane's hook. The commotion created by the victim behind the crane, startled the crane operator thus allowing the boom to make contact with a high voltage powerline. CPR was immediately administered by co-workers until paramedics arrived. The FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. make employees aware of the hazards at the worksite 2. employers should provide information which informs their employees of what kinds of hazards to look for and how to avoid them. 3. develop and implement strict procedures when working with a crane in the vicinity of high voltage power lines. 4. contact the local electric power company and have the power turned off when working within a certain distance of high voltage power lines.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Electric-properties Electrical-burns Electrical-charge Electrical-hazards Electrical-properties Electrical-safety Electrical-systems Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 9 Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Electrocution ; Hispanic ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Construction ; Foreign Born Workers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92CA006
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026964
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2008-100190
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 92CA006, 1993 Apr ; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Health Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92d61c96c2d8417d0b32ee70f31356f34186c964cc0e47ea94a1b6614324f544c7513969212f15f21b240299123085476a996bd2ef4e1ab5208befe8e3bffd1f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/169066/cdc_169066_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.75 KB ]