Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040243 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH UNDERGROUND LINE THRU SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 201040243 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124731233	07/25/1996	1771	0	Webber Concrete Cutting

Abstract: An employee was assigned to cut concrete to prepare for the excavation of a trench for a new sewer line. The employee, who was using a gasoline-powered concrete saw, cut through an underground power line and received an electric shock.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, TRENCH, SAW, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124731233			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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