Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301870713 - Joe Shirley Seed Service

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301870713

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 09/16/1997

Site Address:
Joe Shirley Seed Service
4 Mi E & 1 1/2 Mi S Hwy 281
Watonga, OK 73772

Mailing Address:
Hc-62 Box 45, Alva, OK 73717

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/22/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361824121

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19040008	01/12/1998	01/15/1998	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200640621

Event: 09/11/1997

electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom

An employee of a seed service and two farm hands had completed cleaning a load of seed. They dumped the cleaned seed into a temporary storage truck to move it to a storage silo. The three employees started moving a 15.2-meter-tall metal grain auger into position to transfer the seed from the truck to the silo. The seed service employee was pushing on one leg of the auger, and the two farm hands were pulling on another leg. The auger contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. The seed service employee was electrocuted. The other two employees received electric shocks and sustained burns. They were hospitalized for their injuries. The owner of the farm was also electrocuted when he tried to knock the seed service employee off the auger leg. (The original form did not list the two farm hands or the farm owner on injury lines.)

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, BOOM, SCREW CONVEYOR, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301870713			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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