Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202469268 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202469268 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/04/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314822800	11/04/2010	0761	115115	Andrade Farm Labor

Abstract: An avocado picker placed a 9.75-meter-long aluminum extension ladder against an avocado tree. As he placed his left hand and right foot on the ladder, it contacted a 16-kilovolt overhead power line located approximately 8.2 meters above the ground. He was electrocuted.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314822800			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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