Initial ESV Incident Attendance Report attempt

• Date

  Date

• Availability Officer

• Subject

• Include a brief summary of what occured

• What time did you receive the call from TMC?

  Date

• MEC Contact

• Site Contact

• What time did you arrive on site?

  Date
• Site Location
  Address

• Incident E Number

• Additional information

• Victim/Operator Name

• Victim/Operator Phone Number

• Owner/Manager Name

• Owner/Manager Phone Number

• WorkSafe

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide details of WorkSafe involvement.

• MEC

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provide details of MEC involvement

• Additional Patrons

• Summary of Evidence Found

• E.G.: Clear evidenced was found to show that the farm machinery made contact with the SWER powerline,

• specifically that the contact was witnessed and photographed by ESV when attending the scene the

• following day after the incident

• Details of Evidence Found

•  Minor damage to and arcing marks on the conductor at the contact location

•  Arcing marks on the tires of the sprayer

•  Arcing marks on the handrail of the sprayer stairs indicating the operator was holding this with his hand

• when he received the electric shock

•  Rear left sprayer tyre had deflated following the incident indicating likely damage from an arcing event

•  Victim’s co-workers stated that he was found unconscious a few metres from the cab of the sprayer, and

• that he received serious burns to his foot. These injuries are indicative of an electric shock.

• Provide details of any evidence obtained or seized.

• Include relevant photographs.

  Media

Preliminary findings

• EG Sprayer contacted SWER powerline in breach of section 612 of the Electricity Safety
  (General) Regulations 2019.

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• Yes

  No

  N/A

Further Investigation

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Next Steps

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Recommendations

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