A truck driver was unloading precast concrete manhole assemblies at a construction site when the boom of the crane mounted on the trailer contacted a 7200 volt overhead power line, electrocuting the driver. The driver had considered the conditions at the site to be too muddy to unload. After checking with the business office, he obtained an alternate site on level ground, easily accessible, and away from overhead powerlines. However, he did not choose to use this location and, instead, unloaded the material about 200 yards away from the second site, not on level ground and close to overhead powerlines. It appeared that after removing two of the manhole assemblies from the truck, the driver moved the truck a little further away from the assemblies to have room to unload the third. In removing the third from the truck, the lessened weight on the truck allowed the crane to drift into the 7200 volt powerline. The driver was found between the truck and the manhole assemblies, in contact with one assembly. The chain attached to the boom was still in contact with the assembly, and the crane cable was in contact with the power line.
Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Truck Driver Electrocuted in Georgia
1986
9 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Industrial Safety Engineering , Job Environment , Environmental Health & Safety , Accident investigations , Construction industry , Electrical shock , Safety engineering , Georgia , Occupational safety and health , Electrocution , FACE 86-17