Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109316.015 - Employee is injured by electrical shock while digging trench

Accident Summary Nr: 109316.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 09/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1347675.015	09/24/2018		238210	Intermountain Electric Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on September 1, 2018, an employee was digging a shallow trench under an energized switch box with a steel bar. The steel bar connected with the energized switch box and the employee received an electrical shock. The employee was hospitalized due to his injuries.

Keywords: Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Electrical Box, Energized, Metal Bar, Shock, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1347675.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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