Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141236.015 - Employee is killed when shocked by utility line

Accident Summary Nr: 141236.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552162.015	09/08/2021	0783	561730	75141 - Asplundh Tree Expert Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on September 2, 2021, Employee #1 was pruning a tree in a resident's backyard. Employee #1 climbed the tree, approximately sixty-five feet, to cut a limb that was hanging over the utility lines. When Employee #1 cut the limb, the limb fell onto the utility line. Employee #1 ascended down the tree to the point where the limb was hanging from the utility line and used a pull stick to pull the limb towards himself. As Employee #1 pulled the limb towards himself, his hand made contact with the metal hook of the pull stick and he was shocked. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Tree, Tree Care, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552162.015	50	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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