Excavations

Includes examples of workers and companies prosecuted for electrical injuries from excavations.

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  1. Worker suffers serious injuries whilst using a pneumatic breakerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/excavations/breaker.htm
  2. Employee burnt whilst breaking concretehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/excavations/concrete.htm
  3. Gas pipes and electrical cables struck by mechanical diggerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/excavations/digger.htm
  4. Labourer struck cables with jackhammerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/excavations/jackhammer.htm
  5. Failure to use a cable locatorhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/excavations/locator.htm
  6. Worker suffers from burns whilst using a pneumatic impact molehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/excavations/mole.htm
  7. Worker suffers from burns whilst using a road breakerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/excavations/roadbreaker.htm

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Updated:2023-03-16