Safety Alert
Near Miss – Track Hoe Contacts 5 KV Power Cable
Near Miss – Track Hoe Contacts 5 KV Power Cable
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 12-05
- Electrical SafetyMachinery and Equipment
- Electrical safetyUnderground utility damage prevention
- Excavation
- Underground utility locating and verification
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Summary
A near-miss alert describes a track hoe bucket contacting a 5 kV cable during mechanical excavation of two pipelines. Hydro excavation and survey drawings had identified the cable beside the pipeline. The cable subsequently shorted when the ground disturbance supervisor moved it manually.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Underground utility damage prevention.
Classifications: Excavation; trenching.
Classifications: Underground utility locating and verification.
Summary
The alert concerns contact between tracked equipment and an energized power cable.
IADC Alert 12-05. Themes: electrical safety, machinery and equipment.