Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311307771 - Panhandle Pump & Irrigation, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311307771

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 11/15/2007

Site Address:
Panhandle Pump & Irrigation, Inc.
Sw Of Sagebrush Rd, 2mi N & 2mi W
Sundown, TX 79372

Mailing Address:
850 North Sr 1490, Levelland, TX 79336

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1781

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/15/2007

Emphasis: L:Constr6

Case Closed: 02/25/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100813740

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	Serious	19100332 B01	12/01/2007	12/14/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100333 C03 IIIA	12/01/2007	12/14/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200812485

Event: 11/14/2007

Employee Electrocuted When Boom Contacts Power Line

On November 14, 2007, Employee #1 and his coworkers, of an irrigation systems repair and supply company, were removing a pump from an existing agricultural irrigation water well. While raising the boom of the well servicing rig, it contacted a 12.5-kilovolt overhead power line supplying an oil field pump-jack. The initial contact did not shock the employees. However, when Employee #1 returned to the vehicle to lower the boom, he was severely burned and electrocuted.

Keywords: WELL SERVICE RIG, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, REPAIR, BOOM, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311307771			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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