Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14321889 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TREE BRANCH

Accident Summary Nr: 14321889 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 06/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116036690	06/23/1992	0783	0	Clapper Tree Service

Abstract: A TREE TRIMMING CREW WAS TRIMMING TREES AROUND A 23-KILOVOLT (13.2-KILOVOLT-TO-GROUND) OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE FOREMAN HAD USED AN AERIAL LIFT TO REMOVE BRANCHES FROM AROUND THE POWER LINE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THEN CLIMBED THE TREE AND TIED OFF ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE POWER LINE. ONE OF THE BRANCHES HE CUT APPARENTLY GOT CAUGHT IN THE WIND. ONE END OF THE BRANCH CONTACTED THE POWER LINE AND THE OTHER END HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. (NO ONE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TREE LIMB, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116036690			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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