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Inspection: 119980449 - Wm Boos & Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 119980449
Report ID: 0950625
Date Opened: 08/27/2001

Site Address:
Wm Boos & Co Inc
Hwy 168 & Friant Kern Canal
Clovis, CA 93612

Mailing Address:
14382 E Mckinley, Sanger, CA 93657

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0721

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/2002

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362095481

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170870430
Event: 08/27/2001
Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Broken Guy

An employee was operating a Caterpillar tractor to remove old orange trees. The front bucket on the Caterpillar broke a guy for a dead-end utility pole that supported an overhead power line. When the guy broke, it flew upward approximately 7.3 meters, draping over the power line and hanging near ground level. The employee dismounted his tractor and grabbed the guy to move it away. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, GUY, TRACTOR, E AG

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 119980449 Fatality Electric Shock Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
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