Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14485585 - BURN - PNEUMATIC HAMMER PUNCTURED CABLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14485585 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 10/29/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106881626	11/08/1991	1629	0	C.P. Ward, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was chipping concrete around a 34-kilovolt underground power line. The power line cable was housed in a concrete vault, which was being enlarged. The employee was operating a 6.8-kilogram pneumatic hammer to chip the concrete. As the employee was working, the pneumatic hammer slipped and punctured the cable for another 34-kilovolt line below. The employee received first- and second-degree burns to his hands and face from the resulting fault. The employee was hospitalized for 2 days.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL VAULT, ELECTRICAL, JACKHAMMER, E PTD, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UNDRGRD POWER LINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106881626			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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