Fatality Narrative: Nursery Laborer Electrocuted When Irrigation Pipe Contacts Overhead Power Line

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On August 6, 2009, a nursery laborer was electrocuted when an irrigation pipe he was holding contacted an overhead power line. The 27-year-old victim was employed as a laborer at a vineyard nursery. The victim was moving sections of aluminum irrigation pipes in order to set up irrigation lines at a young vineyard; a task he had been performing for the last three months. The victim noticed that a section of aluminum pipe measuring 4 inches in diameter by 24.5 feet long was clogged with dirt. The employer had trained this and other employees to unclog dirt from irrigation pipe sections by connecting the pipe to the water main and using water pressure to blow out the dirt. He then picked up the pipe and started to knock the dirt loose inside the pipe by hitting it on the ground. The pipe contacted a 7200 volt overhead power line that was 19 feet above the ground, causing the victim to be electrocuted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Education Electric Injuries Electricity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Electrocutions Fatalities Hazards Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051606
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-101-2011, 2011 Jun; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: nursery laborer electrocuted when irrigation pipe contacts overhead power line
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3b6ee607c14dd15a54aef20386f95e43495dfa51b3273c424b6317cf123be136b31d6179444df29e1e860e7242e93c3815bd85c76724f783e181fbbf92c23c72
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228772/cdc_228772_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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