Irrigation System Serviceman Electrocuted

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• Personal Author:
  Davis, Arthur W. ; Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.
• Corporate Authors:
  Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor. Safety & Labor Standards Division ; Nebraska Workforce Development
• Description:
  A 55-year-old irrigation systems repairman was killed when he made contact with live wires while working on a booster pump in a center-point pivot irrigation system. The victim was standing above ground level on the system's metal bracing when he made contact with energized wires. A co-worker and a passing motorist saw sparks from the victim's location. As the victim fell from the structure his foot became tangled in the framework. The co-worker and motorist were able to remove the victim. Local emergency personnel were summoned. They transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Nebraska Workforce Development, Department of Labor's Investigator concluded that to help prevent future similar occurrences: 1. employers should develop a written Safety & Health program that is "company specific". 2. employers should develop a Lock-out/Tag-out program that is "company/equipment specific". 3. employers should train all company employees in the basic elements of the company's Lock-out/Tag-out program. 4. employers should ensure that written procedures are in place to notify OSHA and the Nebraska Dept. of Labor of fatalities/catastrophic events. 5. irrigation system owners should post warnings on irrigation systems regarding potential electrical hazards. 6. irrigation system owners should inspect irrigation systems regularly to ensure that all requirements of the National Electrical Code and/or OSHA standards are in place.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Electric Injuries Electricity Maintenance Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Agricultural-industry Electric-properties Electrical-conductivity Electrical-hazards Electrical-insulation Electrical-properties Electrical-safety Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention Maintenance-workers OSHA Region 7 Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Warning-signs Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Agriculture ; Electrocution ; Machine (All) ; Machine - Farming
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE03NE027
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027974
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2010-114232
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 03NE027, 2003 Dec ; :1-10
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Nebraska Department of Labor
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  22 - Utilities - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a45fdea2f074289033e4edb556b2c58348563a48066683b88d1637c754c52314e06680b26fc8fe4f86d09e134e182da3c2f799ae756b1086b9ed9c466c23549b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/166966/cdc_166966_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 425.62 KB ]