Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400942 - AUGER RUPTURED A GAS LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201400942 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127263416	08/07/1997	1623	0	Lansing Board Of Water & Light

Abstract: A power line crew was relocating a utility pole. After using a backhoe to excavate a 300- to 460-millimeter-deep hole, one of the workers started to dig by hand but found the ground was too hard. The crew then used an auger, and it struck a gas pipeline. Apparently, no one was injured.

Keywords: WORK RULES, NATURAL GAS, RUPTURE, PIPELINE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	127263416

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