Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116951.015 - Employees raising drill rig mast are shocked by power line

Accident Summary Nr: 116951.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 06/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1406852.015	06/05/2019		237110	Valley Well Drilling Llc

Abstract: At 1:40 a.m. on June 4, 2019, Employees #1 and #2 were raising a drilling rig mast into place over a location to be drilled. The drilling rig mast made contact with an overhead high voltage electric power line. Both employees were injured. Employee #1 required hospitalization for electric shock and related injuries. His left arm was severely injured and required amputation.

Keywords: Amputation, Arm, Construction, Contact, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, High Voltage, Installing, Mast, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1406852.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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