Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132040.015 - Employee is shocked when excavator boom contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 132040.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 08/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487893.015	08/12/2020		237110	Casella Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 6, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a water and sewer line contractor was holding the end of an 18-foot by 4-inch diameter ductile iron pipe against his left thigh. The employee was operating a CAT 330FL excavator when the boom encroached within 10 feet of a live 7200-Volt power line. The pipe was attached to the boom with a metal choker chain. The boom made contact with the power line and shocked the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat electrical burns to his left thigh and right hand.

Keywords: Burn, Clearance, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Excavator, Falling Object, Hand, High Voltage, Leg, Line Clearance, Material Handling, Metal Pipe, Power Lines, Shock, Thigh

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487893.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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