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Accident: 125427.015 - Employee Dies After Excavator Is Energized By Overhead Power

Accident: 125427.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/13/2020
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1472400.01504/14/2020Portable Pumping Systems Inc.
At 4:30 p.m. on April 13, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a pumping company, was working at a construction site. He was operating an excavator to drill a point well. The excavator became energized by an overhead power line. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock. He was transported to the hospital, where he died.
Keywords: electric current, construction, electrocuted, excavator, overhead power line, equipment operator, electric shock, energized
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Highway, road, street Other   0 0 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 1472400.015 46 M Fatality Electric Shock Laborers, except construction FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause:
FatCause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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