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Accident Summary Nr: 135835.015 - Employee is shocked by electrical contact while unhitching e

Accident Summary Nr: 135835.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515777.015	02/23/2021		237990	County Of Los Angeles, Public Works

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on December 16, 2020, Employee #1 was unhitching a plate vibrator from an excavator bucket at a construction site. The scene was dynamic, with both a backhoe and an excavator on-site as part of a drainage pipe installation. While the employee was unhitching the vibrator, the operator of the excavator noticed the backhoe behind him and moved forward, possibly causing the excavator arm to come into close proximity to high-voltage power lines. A bright flash and zapping sound occurred, and the employee was knocked off his feet by the electrical shock. The injury resulted in an entrance wound to the finger and an exit wound through the calf. The employee was treated for observation, with tests showing negative results, and was released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Electric Shock, Excavator, Finger, Leg, Power Lines, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1515777.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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