Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170195291 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PIPE
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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111898482 | 08/24/1990 | 0721 | 0 | Lassen Canyon Nursery, Inc. |
Abstract: A 35-FOOT, 11-INCH-LONG, 4-INCH-DIAMETER IRRIGATION PIPE HAD BEEN LYING BENEATH A 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. AN EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE PIPE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. BEFORE MOVING THE PIPE, THE EMPLOYEE RAISED IT TO REMOVE A FOREIGN OBJECT. THE PIPE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 111898482 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Farm workers |