Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115482.015 - Employee is shocked when tool handle touches transformer

Accident Summary Nr: 115482.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1394130.015	04/17/2019		236220	Knutson Construction Midwest

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was preparing to use a concrete bull float to smooth a poured surface. As he was attaching the float's 6-foot handles, a handle came into contact with a 34,000-volt transformer, and the employee sustained an electric shock. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of electric shock.

Keywords: Bull, Burn, Concrete Float, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Extension Handle, Installing, Transformer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1394130.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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