Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202343315 - Employee killed when drill bit contacts energized wires

Accident Summary Nr: 202343315 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305449639	10/15/2002	1542	0	The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

Abstract: On October 15, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were leveling an excavation to the top of a concrete-encased duct-bank. The duct-bank was below ground and had been almost uncovered, and only a thin covering of dirt had been left on top of it. Employee #1 was using a two-handed chipping hammer with a 12 in. drill bit to knock off some concrete from the exterior of the duct-bank when the steel bit penetrated the concrete casing and contacted the 15-kilovolt circuit inside of it. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		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	305449639			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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