Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202491841 - Employee Is Killed in Explosion of Electrical Control Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 202491841 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314571159	07/16/2011	0112	111160	Moore Brothers

Abstract: On July 16, 2011, Employee #1 was standing in front of an electrical water pump control panel, and it exploded in a rice paddy. Employee #1 was killed and the cause of death was electrocution and mass trauma via shrapnel. At the time this report was written, the case was still being actively investigated by the Colusa County Sheriff Department and apparently also Cal/OSHA.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, EXPLOSION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, STRUCK BY, ELECTRICAL BOX, FLYING OBJECT, PUMP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314571159			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors, farm workers

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