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Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Laborer Electrocuted in Maryland, October 22, 1986
While digging with a pneumatic clay spade, a laborer was electrocuted when he contacted a 13 kilovolt underground power line. He was employed by a small company specializing in construction of caissons. This company was subcontracted on a construction job requiring the repair of the foundation of a tunnel between two buildings. Caissons were to be constructed below the tunnel foundation, and, after being filled with concrete, support the tunnel from below. Each hole was lined with steel casing, 30 inches in diameter. One worker would loosen material at the bottom of the hole with a pneumatic clay spade, and then load this material into a bucket which was raised to the surface. The shaft in which the victim was working was about 26 feet deep. A laborer was digging with the clay spade when he encountered the underground electric power line. The steel casing in the hole began vibrating and fire emerged from the top of the hole. Death was caused by electrocution, but the body was burned almost beyond recognition.
Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Laborer Electrocuted in Maryland, October 22, 1986
While digging with a pneumatic clay spade, a laborer was electrocuted when he contacted a 13 kilovolt underground power line. He was employed by a small company specializing in construction of caissons. This company was subcontracted on a construction job requiring the repair of the foundation of a tunnel between two buildings. Caissons were to be constructed below the tunnel foundation, and, after being filled with concrete, support the tunnel from below. Each hole was lined with steel casing, 30 inches in diameter. One worker would loosen material at the bottom of the hole with a pneumatic clay spade, and then load this material into a bucket which was raised to the surface. The shaft in which the victim was working was about 26 feet deep. A laborer was digging with the clay spade when he encountered the underground electric power line. The steel casing in the hole began vibrating and fire emerged from the top of the hole. Death was caused by electrocution, but the body was burned almost beyond recognition.
Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Report: Laborer Electrocuted in Maryland, October 22, 1986
1987
6 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Industrial Safety Engineering , Environmental Health & Safety , Accident investigations , Electrical hazards , Safety engineering , Tunnel workers , Pneumatic tools , Construction workers , Occupational safety and health , FACE 87-9 , Accident analysis