Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082956 - Employee shocked when excavator bucket strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200082956 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 04/28/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310184551	04/28/2007	1794	238910	Hammonasset Construction, Llc

Abstract: On April 28, 2007, Employee #1 was standing near to where a coworker was operating an excavator. The coworker was raising the bucket when it struck energized overhead power lines. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock and was transported to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310184551			Non Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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