Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101747103 - Haines City Citrus Growers Association

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101747103

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 05/04/1987

Site Address:
Haines City Citrus Growers Association
8 Railroad Ave
Haines City, FL 33844

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360727796

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14516520

Event: 05/01/1987

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL PIPE

A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WAS SETTING UP IRRIGATION SPRINKLERS IN AN ORANGE GROVE. THEY WERE LAYING WATER PIPES ON THE GROUND AND MOUNTING THE SPRINKLERS ATOP THEM. THE ALUMINUM WATER PIPES WERE 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND CAME IN 20- AND 30-FOOT LENGTHS. FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, DIRT AND OTHER DEBRIS WOULD ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE PIPES. TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS, AN EMPLOYEE WOULD LIFT THE CLOGGED PIPE INTO A VERTICAL POSITION AND HIT IT WITH A TOOL. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS DOING THIS TO A 30-FOOT LENGTH OF PIPE AND BROUGHT IT INTO CONTACT WITH A 7000-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. (THE POWER LINE SUPPLIED THE WATER PUMP FOR THE ORANGE GROVE.) THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, IRRIGATION PIPE, E AG, METAL PIPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101747103			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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