Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 565119 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 565119 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/12/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107706749	05/13/1992	2015	0	Peterson Farms, Inc.

Abstract: A CREW OF THREE EMPLOYEES WAS INSTALLING CARBON DIOXIDE VAPOR LINES ABOVE A CROSSOVER BETWEEN TWO PROCESS BUILDINGS. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES HAD JUST THREADED A 13.75-FOOT-LONG, 1-INCH-DIAMETER PIPE. THE THIRD EMPLOYEE PICKED UP THE PIPE TO SHAKE THE FILINGS FROM IT. AS HE RAISED IT OVER HIS SHOULDERS, THE PIPE CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WHICH WAS MEASURED TO BE 10 FEET, 9.75 INCHES ABOVE THE WORKING SURFACE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CREW HAD DISCUSSED THE PROXIMITY OF THE POWER LINE BEFORE THREADING THE LAST PIPE.

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	107706749			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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