Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202498127 - Employee Is Injured in Electrical Arc Blast

Accident Summary Nr: 202498127 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 04/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311886196	04/15/2008	1794	238910	Ardent Company, Llc

Abstract: On April 14, 2008, an employee was working in a excavation, and the bucket of the track-hoe contacted a 500 volt main. The arc blast blew him about 6 feet from where he was working. The employee received cuts and bruises but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, SHOULDER, LACERATION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311886196			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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