Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14240493 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14240493 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 04/29/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414630	05/09/1989	0783	0	Boulet'S Tree Service

Abstract: An employee was trimming branches from a tree. He was using an aluminum pole saw to cut the branches. The employee was electrocuted when he contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line that ran through the tree.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TREE LIMB, ELECTROCUTED, TREE, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1414630			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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