Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14565899 - Electric Shock - Contact With Undrgrd Line Thru Jackhammer
Accident: 14565899 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/17/1987 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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2552644 | 03/19/1987 | 1771 | Cochise Contractors, Inc. | ||||
A LABORER FOR A CONCRETE CONTRACTOR WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER TO DISMANTLE AN OLD TELEPHONE BOOTH FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION WAS IN THE PATH OF A TRENCH THAT THE LABORER AND A COWORKER WERE DIGGING. THE TRENCH WAS TO BE USED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE FOR A GASOLINE STATION THAT BEING CONSTRUCTED ON THE SITE. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE JACKHAMMER, IT CONTACTED A 13.9-KILOVOLT UNDERGROUND POWER LINE. THE LABORER RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND SEVERE ELECTRICAL BURNS ON HIS FACE, ARMS, AND HANDS. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, clothing, electrical, jackhammer, e c, electric shock, undrgrd power line
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 2552644 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Construction laborers |