Accident Report Detail
Accident: 659979 - Electric Shock - Contact With Overhead Line Thru Drill Pipe
Accident: 659979 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/15/1987 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101339141 | 04/17/1987 | 1781 | Paul Jenkins & Sons Well Drilling Company | ||||
AN EMPLOYER AND HIS EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING A WELL AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE EMPLOYER WAS USING A MANILA ROPE ON THE WELL DRILLING RIG TO LIFT A 21-FOOT-LONG GALVANIZED PIPE. THE PIPE HAD A 3-FOOT, 6-INCH POINT ON ONE END, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THIS END OF THE PIPE INTO THE WELL HOLE. THE OTHER END OF THE PIPE CONTACTED A 14-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. | |||||||
Keywords:
overhead power line, electrical, drill pipe, electrocuted, e c, drill rig--non-oil, metal pipe
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101339141 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |