Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170234967 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170234967 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 04/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111326997	04/21/1994	0161	0	Riley Cissne Dba Cissne Farms

Abstract: A 22-year-old farm manager was splicing a 480-volt power line to a central-pivot irrigation system. The line had been severed by the backhoe on a tractor. The employee had opened the disconnect for the circuit. However, the switch was apparently faulty, and the circuit remained energized. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, ELECTROCUTED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111326997			Fatality	Electric Shock	Managers, farms, except horticultural

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