Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040078 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN UNDERGROUND POWER LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201040078 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/13/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124731167	09/13/1996	1794	0	Northern Pipeline Construction Co.

Abstract: Two employees were assigned to cap a natural gas line. One of them began digging a trench. When he encountered hard soil, he asked his coworker (a supervisor) for assistance. The supervisor told the first employee to use a jackhammer. As the employee was using the jackhammer, it penetrated an underground power line. The employee told the supervisor what happened. The supervisor investigated the problem and started moving debris away from the area. An electrical fault occurred in the 7000-volt power line, and the ensuing electric arc caused minor burns to the supervisor's eyes.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, E GI VI, JACKHAMMER, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UNDRGRD POWER LINE, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124731167			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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