Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200513505 - Employee electrocuted when backhoe contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200513505 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 06/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307938944	06/01/2004	1623	237110	Pt Lawnscape Inc/Dba L&P Earthscapes Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on June 1, 2004, Employee #1, who owned L & P Earthscapes, was guiding an approximately 20 ft long piece of ductile iron pile that was being moved by a backhoe when the backhoe contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, SIGNALMAN, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, MECH MAT HANDLING, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307938944			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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