Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402096 - Backhoe struck underground gas and power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 201402096 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/12/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127106532	08/12/1998	1623	0	Barnhart & Son Inc

Abstract: An employee was excavating for a new sanitary line with a backhoe. The backhoe caught a 152-millimeter-diameter gas line and struck a 4800-volt underground power line. The gas line was damaged and the power line was severed. No one was injured.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, NATURAL GAS, PIPELINE, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, BACKHOE, UNDRGRD POWER LINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127106532					Occupation not reported

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