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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300865243 - Becerra Date Ranch
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Becerra Date Ranch
83301 Ave 66
Thermal, CA 92274
Mailing Address:
85885 Middleton Street, Thermal, CA 92274
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0179
NAICS: 111336/Fruit and Tree Nut Combination Farming
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/16/2004
Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)
Case Closed: 10/09/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101154722 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450 | $0 | $450 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $450 | $0 | $450 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 B02 | 08/16/2004 | 08/19/2004 | $450 | $450 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2004, Employee #1, a 23-year-old Palmero (date farm worker), a regular full-time employee of Bacerra Date Ranch was working in a date grove in Thermal, California. The palmero that Employee #1 was walking across was approximately 50-feett wide with electrical utility easement; he was carrying an aluminum extension ladder vertically at the time and his ladder contacted a 7,200-volt overhead power line. Employee #1 was using an ALACO aluminum extension ladder. The base length of the ladder is 20 feet and it can be extended from 20 to 40 feet. Cal/OSHA measured the ladder where it fell. It was extended to a length of 32-feet and 1-inch. The power line was approximately 30-feet above the ground. Paramedics responded and transported employee #1 to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, California where he was pronounced dead at 8:10 a.m.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, LADDER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300865243 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Farm workers |