Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158905.015 - Employee is electrocuted when excavator contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 158905.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/09/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1690070.015	08/09/2023		237110	R & A Road Boring Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on August 9, 2023, an employee was on the ground guiding an excavator operator when it came into contact with a 1247 kV overhead power line. The current from the power line passed through the employee to the ground, and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: Contact, Current, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Excavator, Overhead Power Line, Spotter , Spotting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1690070.015	23	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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