Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121574.015 - Employee is shocked and burned by underground power line

Accident Summary Nr: 121574.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444111.015	06/06/2019		237130	Allied Plus Low Voltage

Abstract: At 6:41 p.m. on June 4, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a pipeline construction company, were working on a public street and running underground pipe. Employee #1 was operating a jackhammer to remove dirt/rock from a hole made on the street when he came into contact with a high voltage underground power line. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of electric shock and burns.

Keywords: Boring Machine, Burn, Construction, Contact, Drilling, Electric Shock, Equipment Operator, Excavation, High Voltage, Installing, Jackhammer, Pipe, Undrgrd Installation, Undrgrd Power Line

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1444111.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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