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Accident Summary Nr: 202126207 - Electric Shock - Contact with Underground Line
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301569919 | 07/29/2000 | 1629 | 0 | Cdk Contracting Company |
Abstract: An employee of a contracting company was in an excavation, using an air-operated jackhammer to break concrete. The bit of the jackhammer penetrated a cable for a 4160-volt underground power line, and the employee was electrocuted. A second employee received an electric shock when he tried to lift the first employee from the excavation. The second employee was hospitalized for his injuries.
Keywords:
ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, JACKHAMMER, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing plant | Demolition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301569919 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use |
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| 2 | 301569919 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause |