Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105202.015 - Employee raises powered lift too close to overhead power lin

Accident Summary Nr: 105202.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 05/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313269.015	05/01/2018		561730	Gregory Hanna

Abstract: At 4:39 p.m. on May 1, 2018, an employee was using a BilJax Portable lift to trim trees from a customer's property and had raised the lift too close to the power lines. The employee had three burn marks on his back and one burn mark on his left index finger that continued up his arm. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: Electrocuted, Overhead Power Line, Tree Trimming, Truck Boom

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1313269.015	29	M	Fatality		Chainsaw Operator

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