Wheat Farm Employee Electrocuted When the Aluminum Irrigation Pipe Contacted a 7200 Volt Power Line

McKenzie, Lyle E.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE90CO029

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Wheat Farm Employee Electrocuted When the Aluminum Irrigation Pipe Contacted a 7200 Volt Power Line

1990/11/14
By McKenzie, Lyle E.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

[PDF-11.37 KB]

English

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Personal Author:

McKenzie, Lyle E.
Corporate Authors:

Colorado Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Colorado FACE) ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment

Colorado Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Colorado FACE) ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment Less -
Description:

The fatal accident occurred on a Monday at approximately 1230 hours. The victim was relocating a siderow sprinkler system that is connected to the pumping system with 30 foot sections of 4 inch aluminum irrigation pipe. While relocating a section of the pipe the victim lifted it to a vertical position where it contacted a 7200 volt power line that runs along the edge of the field. The power line was 27 feet above ground level at the location. The current entered through the victim's right hand and exited from his left foot. The victim was working alone at the time of the accident. The weather was clear and dry. The victim was discovered at approximately 1430 hours by farm workers from a neighboring farm. 1. Personnel working with aluminum irrigation pipe located near overhead power lines should wear rubber insulated gloves. 2. Employers should develop and implement comprehensive written safety programs. As part of this safety program, the employer should conduct regular training for all employees.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Agriculture Electric-power-transmission-lines Electrical-conductivity Electrical-hazards Electrical-safety Electricity Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 8 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Electrocution (0006)

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Electrocution (0006) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE90CO029
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Colorado ; OSHA Region 8

Colorado ; OSHA Region 8 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

3 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028540
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2009-108991
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 90CO029, 1990 Nov; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

1991
Performing Organization:

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1992/09/30
End Date:

1997/09/29
Resource Number:

FACE-90CO029
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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