Energy type:
Electricity
Event summary:
A farm contractor contacted power lines with harvester.
Accident ID:
151222-04
Accident date:
20 December 2015
Site:
Rural
Environment:
Outside (above ground)
Voltage:
11000
Equipment:
Overhead lines
Accident type:
Electrical mechanical
Casualty:
Non-fatality
Injury:
No injury
Property damage level:
Restricted to the direct vicinity of the equipment
Outcome of investigation:
Following the incident where a harvester contacted power lines, an investigation revealed that the driver had forgotten to lower his grain chute, as the result of being distracted. Another worker offered to close a gate, which would normally have been closed by the harvester driver, who would have then checked his chute. Company procedures have been reviewed as a result. The driver did however stay inside the vehicle as he was trained to do in such circumstances.
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