Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14529838 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14529838 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 04/14/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108784000	04/14/1993	0783	0	Davey Tree Expert Company

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING LINE-CLEARANCE TREE-TRIMMING WORK ALONG A 2400-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM THE BUCKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT AND WAS USING A HYDRAULIC TRIMMING SAW TO PERFORM THIS WORK. HE WAS TRIMMING A TREE THAT WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE POWER LINE ABOUT 20 FEET FROM WHERE THE AERIAL LIFT TRUCK WAS PARKED. THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR AND A TELEPHONE CABLE SO THAT HE COULD REACH THE TREE. AS HE WAS TRIMMING THE TREE, HE CONTACTED THE PHASE CONDUCTOR AND THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR AT THE SAME TIME AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108784000			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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