Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637907 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Underground Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 201637907 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 06/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312296668	06/13/2008	1542	236220	Andersen Structures Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312296676	06/13/2008	1542	236220	Andersen Construction Company

Abstract: A carpenter was working on the outside base wall of a new high-rise condominium. He was drilling holes in the ground to install reinforcement stakes for a wall form. His auger bit struck a buried 480-volt electrical conduit and penetrated the enclosed cable, creating an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee's right arm. He was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns from the elbow to the fingertips of his right arm.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, E C, AUGER, ARM, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UNDRGRD POWER LINE, BLIND REACHING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312296668			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	312296676					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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