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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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