Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137431.015 - Employee is electrocuted and killed by underground powerline

Accident Summary Nr: 137431.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1543685.015	07/23/2021		238990	John Swearingain

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 23, 2021, an employee used a hand-held electric auger to drill tiedowns into the ground. The auger struck an underground powerline, electrocuted and killed the employee.

Keywords: Auger, Drill, Electric Cable, Electrocuted, Power Lines, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1543685.015	50	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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