Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200354538 - Employee injured when excavator arm contacts power line
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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308779958 | 05/09/2005 | 1711 | 238910 | Rea Contracting Llc |
Abstract: On April 27, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar 318 excavator when the knuckle of the boom contacted a 13,600 volt overhead power line. Afterward, Employee #1 stated that his left arm felt numb and hot. He was transported to the UNC Chapel Hill burn unit, where he was hospitalized overnight and released the following day.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 18 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 308779958 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |