Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111949772 - Empire Farming Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111949772

Report ID: 0950626

Date Opened: 01/28/1994

Site Address:
Empire Farming Company
Brown Material Road, 1/2 Mile So Of Hwy 46
Lost Hills, CA 93249

Mailing Address:
1601 "G" Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0131

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/31/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361409873

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170703979

Event: 01/28/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PIPE

Two employees of a farming company raised a 30-foot-long section of an aluminum irrigation pipe to a vertical position. The pipe contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line, and the two employees were electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, E AG, METAL PIPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111949772			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers
2	111949772			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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