Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148905 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Repairing Irrigation Piping

Accident Summary Nr: 201148905 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309298149	06/14/2007	6531	531311	Richard And Cathy Cheski

Abstract: On June 4, 2007, Employee #1 was repairing a portion of irrigation piping, which required him to enter a crawl space underneath a house. As he was accessing the crawl space, he contacted bare wiring with the metal irrigation piping and was electrocuted. Employee #1 was killed. The accident investigation determined that the combination of the damp conditions and the metal irrigation piping contacting the exposed wiring caused the accident. However, no citations were issued due to a lack of employer-employee relationship, which made it difficult to determine jurisdictional responsibility.

Keywords: REPAIR, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, IRRIGATION PIPE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, PIPE, METAL PIPE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309298149			Fatality	Electric Shock	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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