Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330512 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 200330512 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 09/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300240223	09/02/1999	1623	0	S. M. Hentges & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working in an excavation. The employer was using a pump to remove water from the excavation. The cable to the pump was damaged, and bare conductors were exposed. The employee apparently contacted the bare conductors and was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, EXCAVATION, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC PUMP, E C, GROUND FAULT, ELECTRIC CORD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300240223			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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