Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300800018 - Mid-Cal Farms Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300800018

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 08/22/2000

Site Address:
Mid-Cal Farms Inc
17000 9th Ave
Hanford, CA 93230

Mailing Address:
P O Box 91, Waukena, CA 93282

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0174

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/2000

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 11/29/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361720535

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
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	342 A	10/05/2000	10/11/2000	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201082500

Event: 06/06/2000

Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Guy

The general manager for a wholesale chemical sales company drove his 1996 Chevrolet truck near a field. (The employee was also in charge of safety for the company.) He backed up his truck and hit a guy for a utility pole. He moved his truck to the other side of the pole, got out of the truck, and apparently grabbed the dangling guy. The guy had snapped when he hit it with the truck, leaving approximately 610 millimeters on the ground end. The loose guy had flipped up onto one of the transformers on the pole, touching a phase conductor below the insulator on the guy. The employee was electrocuted when he touched the guy. A sprayer in the field saw the injured employee on the ground and administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The manager was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300800018			Fatality	Electric Shock	Managers, farms, except horticultural

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