Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201762622 - Employee Is Electrocuted from Damaged Power Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 201762622 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 04/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308591965	04/28/2006	1389	213112	Kmc Oiltools, Inc.

Abstract: On April 27, 2006, Employee #1 was repairing a flexible power cable, which had been placed across a wooden service road that led into a rig area. The cable was damaged after a truck ran over the wood protecting it was dislodged. There were two cables running from the rig house and crossed the wooden slat drive to a trailer and transformer. One of the cords supplied power to a voltage transformer, which operated five trailers and a portable restroom. The other flexible cord carried and supplied power to the mud engineer's trailer. A coworker plugged in and energized the incorrect circuit while Employee #1 was holding the a damaged portion of the flexible cable. Electricity ran through the cable and electrocuted him.

Keywords: SHOCK, ELECTRICAL, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRIC CORD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308591965			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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