Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112027354 - Tos Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 112027354

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 04/01/1992

Site Address:
Tos Farms
9240 Excelsior
Hanford, CA 93230

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0173

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/06/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/02/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361373244

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			5		8
Current Violations	3			5		8
Initial Penalty	$670	$0	$0	$0	$0	$670
Current Penalty	$670	$0	$0	$0	$0	$670
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	5194 E03	06/26/1992	07/27/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	5194 G10	06/26/1992	07/27/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	5194 H01	06/26/1992	07/27/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	5194 E01 A	06/26/1992	07/27/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01005	Other	2947	06/26/1992	07/27/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02001	Serious	3381 A	07/27/1992	07/27/1992	$560	$560	$0	-
7.	03001	Serious	3382 A	06/26/1992	07/27/1992	$55	$55	$0	-
8.	04001	Serious	3648 O	06/26/1992	07/27/1992	$55	$55	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170202329

Event: 04/01/1992

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU PRUNER

A FARM WORKER WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT (A SELF-PROPELLED PRUNING TOWER) PRUNING WALNUT TREES. HE WAS WORKING ACROSS THE ENDS OF THREE ROWS OF TREES THAT RAN EAST AND WEST. A 30-FOOT, 0.5-INCH-HIGH, 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE WAS LOCATED PARALLEL TO AN ADJACENT CANAL, WHICH WAS AT AN OBLIQUE ANGLE TO THE ROWS OF TREES. THE TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED FARM WORKER HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO BYPASS TREES NEXT TO THE OVERHEAD LINE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO TRIM A TREE THAT WAS CLOSE TO THE OVERHEAD LINE. (PERHAPS BECAUSE THE LINE DID NOT ACTUALLY RUN PARALLEL TO THE TREES, THE EMPLOYEE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE OVERHEAD LINE.) HE HAD MOVED THE AERIAL LIFT WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE POWER LINE, AT A HEIGHT OF 20 TO 22 FEET. HE WAS PRUNING THE TREE WITH A 5-FOOT-LONG PRUNING SHEAR. AS HE WAS PRUNING BRANCHES ABOVE HIS HEAD, THE PRUNER CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE, AND THE FARM WORKER WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE EMPLOYEE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE POWER LINE BECAUSE THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, ELECTROCUTED, HAND TOOL, E AG, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112027354			Fatality	Electric Shock	Farm workers

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