Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 789685 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 789685 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 05/25/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115711020	06/01/1993	0191	0	Brad L Santucci & Shelly Santucci

Abstract: An employee was setting up an aluminum irrigation pipe on a 50-acre field. When he retrieved the first 40-foot-long section of pipe, he noticed a rodent inside the pipe. He upended the pipe to let the rodent out before he connected the pipe. The pipe contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line that was located directly above him. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, IRRIGATION PIPE, E GI IC, METAL PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115711020			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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