Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138446.015 - Employee is electrocuted when making contact with powerline

Accident Summary Nr: 138446.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549353.015	08/19/2021		561730	103344 - Jason Shannon Foster Dba Above All Tree Service

Abstract: At 12:20 p.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was clearing branches from a pine tree with a silky saw near a powerline on a residential home. The employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder using the telescoping silky saw when he brought the saw within 10 inches of the powerline, resulting in his electrocution and death.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Conductor, Electric current, Electrocuted, Ladder, Overhead Power Line, Saw, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1549353.015	33	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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