Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14299671 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN UNDERGROUND CABLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14299671 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2840767	06/12/1985	1623	0	Ferguson Trenching Company Incorporated

Abstract: An employee was using a shovel to clean the dirt from a 13-kilovolt underground power line located in a trench. The cable was connected to a switch box 760 centimeters (2.5 feet) away from the employee. He was cleaning the cable to run a new cable under the old one. The old cable failed and the ensuing electric arc burned the employee on his hand, face, and neck. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, TRENCH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, E C, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UNDRGRD POWER LINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2840767			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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