Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170571368 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 170571368 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/31/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126490366	02/04/1997	8221	0	Bob Jones Univ. Dba Pleasent Pasture Farms

Abstract: Two employees were cleaning out aluminum irrigation pipes. This was one of their normal job duties. A 7200-volt overhead power line was located 8.4 meters above the ground directly over the employees. One of the employees brought a 9.3-meter-long, 178-millimeter-diameter metal pipe into contact with the power line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IC, METAL PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126490366			Fatality	Electric Shock	Managers, farms, except horticultural

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