Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612992 - Excavator Filling in Trench Contacts Overhead Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200612992 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 05/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311585137	05/05/2008	1623	237130	Shumway Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: On May 5, 2008, Shumway Construction was filling in a trench between the substation and the generating house. The distance was approximately 30 feet between them. An excavator was used to get materials to fill in the trench. The excavator apparently hit the overhead power lines. This was the point of contact and no employees were hurt. A transformer overheated when electricity started arcing between phases because of the generator putting out electricity in an ungrounded delta system.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SUBSTATION, EXCAVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311585137					Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.