Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170162929 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 170162929 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/12/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112001987	06/12/1992	0179	0	Marquart Ranch Enterprises

Abstract: A seven-person crew was picking avocados. One of the crew members was standing on a 30-foot-long aluminum ladder about 20 feet above the ground. The ladder was leaning against an avocado tree. The employee was using an 8- to 10-foot-long aluminum-handled fruit picker to pick the produce. He was holding the picker in both hands when it contacted an overhead power line running above and through the trees. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112001987			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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