Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830537 - Employee electrocuted in trench from buried transponder box

Accident Summary Nr: 200830537 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 05/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303532972	05/30/2002	1794	0	Alex Figliolia Contracting Corp.

Abstract: On May 30, 2002, Employee #1 was standing in a 3 ft deep excavation, using a steel blowpipe with a copper tip to create the path for a new water main line connection in the street. As he was working, Employee #1 contacted an energy source and was electrocuted. During subsequent investigation, two wooden transponder boxes were uncovered approximately 1 ft 6 in. below the area being probed. There was a small hole in one of the boxes through which water was flowing.

Keywords: LEAK, EXCAVATION, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CURRENT LEAKAGE, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303532972			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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