Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92335.015 - Employee near power line is shocked and burned by electric a

Accident Summary Nr: 92335.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1204392.015	01/20/2017		238990	Hard Rock Construction Of Louisiana, Llc

Abstract: At 11:32 a.m. on January 17, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction contractor, were engaged in installing a pipe in an excavation. Employee #1 was holding onto a 6-inch by 20-foot pump suction hose, which was attached by a chain sling to the bucket of a Case excavator Coworker #1 was operating. As Coworker #1 maneuvered the excavator bucket to move the hose, the bucket came within 4 feet of an energized 13,500 volt power line. An electric arc traveled from the power line to the excavator bucket and down to the suction hose Employee #1 was holding. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a second degree electrical burn on his right arm and a fractured wrist.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Construction, Electric Arc, Excavator, Fracture, Installing, Pipe, Power Lines, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1204392.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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