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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 133312.015 - Employee Is Killed After Contacting Overhead Power Line Whil

**Accident: 133312.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/12/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1514976.015	02/12/2021		D&D Global Llc

At 11:30 a.m. on February 12, 2021, an employee was cutting palm fronds while st anding on a 28-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder and using a 16-foot Silky a luminum pole saw. While the employee was using the pole saw the tool slipped and contacted an energized 7.62 kilovolt overhead power line located approximately 3 feet from the palm tree. The employee received an electric shock and was kille d.

Keywords: burn, clearance, electric shock, electric current, electrical, electrocuted, extension ladder, foot, hand, knee, ladder, landscaper, landscaping, metal ladder, metal pole, metal saw, overhead power line, palm tree, pow

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1514976.015	57	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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