Fatality Narrative: Laborer Electrocuted When Truck Mounted Boom Contacts Overhead Power Line

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On March 24, 2006, a construction laborer was electrocuted when a truck-mounted boom contacted an overhead power line. The 18-year-old victim had worked with his present employer for two months. Three employees, including the victim, were using a truck-mounted boom to load a 30-foot long section of irrigation pipe on to a truck bed. The pipe was to be used in a pivot irrigation system. The pipe had been lifted by the boom and set on the truck bed, and the boom replaced in the cradle. The victim was standing on the ground near the front of the truck bed strapping down the pipe. The base of the pipe pushed down the boom control located behind the truck cab, causing the boom to raise straight up. The boom contacted the energized outside phase of a three-phase 7620 volt overhead power line. The electric current traveled through the boom to the truck and to the victim, who died at the scene. The two other workers received electric shock injuries. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Electric Injuries
  • Electricity
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Protective equipment
  • Protective measures
  • Equipment operation
  • Electricity
  • Electrical shock
  • Electrical safety
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051756
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-52-2006, 2006 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: laborer electrocuted when truck mounted boom contacts overhead power line
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228821/cdc_228821_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 53.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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