Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 659979 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU DRILL PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 659979 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/15/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101339141	04/17/1987	1781	0	Paul Jenkins & Sons Well Drilling Company

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101339141			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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