Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774883 - Employee burned by arc flash when drill bit contacts conduct

Accident Summary Nr: 200774883 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/31/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311044028	05/31/2007	1731	238210	New England Utility Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: On May 31, 2007, Employee #1 was installing electrical conduits or ducts between underground electrical manholes as part of a service upgrade. He was using a pneumatic powered, hand-held jackhammer, or chipper, to make a penetration hole to connect the new conduit bank when the chipper bit penetrated the insulation of the 13.8 kilovolt conductor, causing an arc flash. Employee #1 suffered serious burns to his hands, arms, face and head.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, JACKHAMMER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311044028			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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