Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14289359 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14289359 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 10/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15220684	10/15/1987	0783	0	Terry'S Tree Service

Abstract: A NURSERY WORKER WAS 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A LARGE OAK TREE TRIMMING BRANCHES. THE TREE WAS IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE. TO TRIM ONE OF THE BRANCHES AWAY FROM A 19.9-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, HE CLIMBED OUT ON THE BRANCH TOWARD THE POWER LINE. IN CLIMBING OUT ALONG THE BRANCH, HE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THERE WERE BURN MARKS ON HIS RIGHT ARM, RIGHT THIGH, LEFT HAND, LEFT LEG, AND RIGHT HEEL. (THE EMPLOYEE ALSO FELL FROM THE TREE, BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF DEATH--NO FRACTURES WERE IN EVIDENCE.)

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15220684			Fatality	Electric Shock	Nursery workers

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