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Accident Summary Nr: 112751.015 - Employee sustains electrical shock when drilling into live p
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1370288.015 | 01/17/2019 | 221310 | Thorpe Water Development Co |
Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 14, 2018, an employee was trying to located a waterline that was exposed by a washed out creek and there were three black poly-wrapped conduits connected together. The employee drilled into the conduit he thought to be a water line but was caught by an electrical arc and was shocked when he penetrated a live 120/240v electrical conduit. The employee was hospitalized.
Keywords:
Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Power Lines
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | Maintenance or repair | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1370288.015 | 25 | M | Hospitalized injury | Installers And Repairers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: |