Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202080453 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Boring with Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 202080453 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 04/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314441346	04/15/2010	1623	237120	Distribution Construction Co.

Abstract: On 15 April 2010, an employee was operating a soil auger inside a shallow trench. The auger was boring a hole underneath the intersection so that an 8 inch natural gas line could be laid. The auger was approximately third of the way across the intersection when the auger struck a 7,200 volt power line, electrocuting the employee operating the auger.

Keywords: ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, AUGER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, BORING MACHINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		1584	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314441346			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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