Safety Alert
Near Miss: Crane Contacts High Power Electrical Lines
Near Miss: Crane Contacts High Power Electrical Lines
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 12-11
- Crane and RiggingElectrical Safety
- Electrical safetyHuman factors
- Vehicles and driving
- Crane
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Summary
A crane configured with a short boom contacted and broke overhead power lines while entering a location with a rigger assisting the operator. No injuries occurred. The alert reports that the operator and rigger had apparently been distracted and failed to notice the lines overhead.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Summary
The alert concerns a crane coming into contact with high-voltage electrical lines.
IADC Alert 12-11. Themes: crane and rigging, electrical safety.