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Accident: 92335.015 - Employee Near Power Line Is Shocked And Burned By Electric A
Accident: 92335.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/17/2017 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1204392.015 | 01/20/2017 | Hard Rock Construction Of Louisiana, Llc | |||||
| 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:
pipe, arm, construction, excavator, installing, power lines, fracture, electric arc, burn, wrist
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction | |
| 1 | 1204392.015 | 19 | M | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |
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