Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140550.015 - Employee is electrocuted and killed while working in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 140550.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 10/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560237.015	10/26/2021		237310	Abel Construction Company Incorporated

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee placed pipe in a trench. An excavator (Case-300D) was operated approximately forty feet away and contacted a 26 KV live line. Upon contact with the line, electric current traveled to the other side of the trench and electrocuted the employee. The employee was killed due to cardiac arrest.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Contact, Electrocuted, Excavator, Installing, Pipe, Power Lines, Trench, Unguarded Live Parts

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1560237.015	27	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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