Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106947.015 - Employee is shocked while working on steel water main

Accident Summary Nr: 106947.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1326807.015	06/29/2018		237110	Bolinas Community Public Utility District

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a municipal utility, was engaged in a water main installation. Using a portable cut-off saw, he cut an approximately 5-foot long section of 4-inch steel water pipe. He entered the trench with the pipe, at which point he touched the exposed end of the pipe. Employee #1 received an electric shock. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and monitored for heart rate and other vital signs as well as a right forearm muscle tremor.

Keywords: Arm, Construction, Contact, Cutting, Electric Shock, Heart, Installing, PPE, Portable Power Tool, Saw, Steel, Trench, Water Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1326807.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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