Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570348 - electric shock - struck by lightning

Accident Summary Nr: 201570348 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302069737	08/18/1998	1794	0	Gregory & Cook Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were using an electronic device to locate underground utilities in a rural area. They were preparing the site for the construction of a 420-kilometer-long, 560-millimeter-diameter underground gas pipeline. A storm, which produced rain, hail, thunder, and lightning, arose. As the employees sought cover under a tree, lighting stuck close to them. One of them was electrocuted; the other suffered electric shock and was hospitalized.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302069737			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause
2	302069737			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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