Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202363487 - Employee Burned Hands When Shovel Hit Buried Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 202363487 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 07/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311361893	07/18/2007	4899	517910	Her-Mar Bros. Underground, Inc.

Abstract: On July 17, 2007, Employee #1 was digging with a sharp shooter, an insulated metal shovel, to replace an underground 20-volt TV cable. He was busting rock when he hit a Verizon cable drop that was not marked. Employee #1 had dug three inches deep and hit a dead drop that runs to the house. Employee #1 was transported to the MedStar Burn Center, treated for burns to his hands, and was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, BURIED, SHOVEL, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311361893			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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