Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99168.015 - Employee drilling for pipeline is shocked by underground ele

Accident Summary Nr: 99168.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265133.015	09/20/2017		238210	Paramount Utility Corporation

Abstract: At 9:55 a.m. on September 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a utility services company, was working at an excavation for a pipeline. He was placing pressure on the head of a boring machine when the machine made contact with underground electrical equipment, a 5-inch plastic duct/wire that was energized at 108/120 volts. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released the same day.

Keywords: Boring Machine, Construction, Drill, Drill Operator, Duct, Electric Shock, Excavation, Pipeline

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1265133.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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