Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202366183 - Six employees shocked when tractor boom contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202366183 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 07/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310133863	07/27/2006	1623	237120	Welded Construction Lp

Abstract: At approximately 2:08 p.m. on July 27, 2006, Employees #1 through #6 were preparing to install a 1,300 ft long section of 36-in.-thick natural gas pipe when a 32.5-ft-high boom on a Caterpillar D8 came within about 6 in. of a 230-kilovolt power line. The six employees all received electric shocks and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310133863	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	310133863	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
3	310133863	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
4	310133863	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
5	310133863	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
6	310133863	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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