Accident Report Detail
Accident: 125427.015 - Employee Dies After Excavator Is Energized By Overhead Power
Accident: 125427.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/13/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1472400.015 | 04/14/2020 | Portable 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, equipment operator, overhead power line, excavator, electrocuted, energized, construction, electric shock
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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 |