OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299671

FERGUSON TRENCHING COMPANY INCORPORATED

COLUMBIA, MD— 1985-05-20T00:00:00

Event: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, TRENCH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, E C, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UNDRGRD POWER LINE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2840767
Employer profile: FERGUSON TRENCHING COMPANY INCORPORATED
Summary number: 14299671
Report ID: 352440

Event description

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN UNDERGROUND CABLE

Investigation abstract

An employee was using a shovel to clean the dirt from a 13-kilovolt underground power line located in a trench. The cable was connected to a switch box 760 cent imeters (2.5 feet) away from the employee. He was cleaning the cable to run a ne w cable under the old one. The old cable failed and the ensuing electric arc bur ned the employee on his hand, face, and neck. He was hospitalized for his injuri es.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
599

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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