Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170593818 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 170593818 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120131560	07/19/1994	0174		Ag Employers Inc

Abstract: An employee was working as fruit picker for a farm labor contractor that was providing labor to harvest a farm owner's citrus crop. The worker was a regular full-time employee of the firm. He was provided with a 20-foot-long aluminum ladder so that he could pick lemons in trees that were 9 to 12 feet tall. The ladder contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line located about 18.5 feet above the ground, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, E AG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120131560			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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