Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407236 - Employee electrocuted when excavator strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201407236 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304906589	09/23/2004	1623	237110	Associated Constructors

Abstract: On September 23, 2004, Employee #1 was installing a new culvert when the excavator contacted an overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, EXCAVATION, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, EXCAVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304906589			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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