Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112016555 - D.W. Ketscher Trust

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112016555

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 08/01/1996

Site Address:
D.W. Ketscher Trust
23530 E. Kings Canyon
Reedley, CA 93654

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0174

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361354673

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	2946 B 2	10/03/1996	10/08/1996	$550	$4,000	$0	10/25/1996	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170623912

Event: 05/09/1996

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

A farm worker at a ranch was going to enter a 3.0-meter-high, 0.9-meter-diameter standpipe to retrieve a valve so that he could repair it. He climbed onto the top of the standpipe and, from a sitting position, lifted a 4.3-meter-long aluminum ladder so that he could place it into the pipe. A 12-kilovolt overhead power line that was 7.0 meters above the ground was located nearby. The employee raised the ladder into contact with the power line and received an electric shock. He also suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hands and back and trauma to his knee and wrist when he fell from the standpipe. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E AG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112016555			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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