Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156918.015 - Employee is killed when electrocuted while trimming palm tre

Accident Summary Nr: 156918.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1673278.015	05/23/2023		561730	Pineda D&R Landscaping, Inc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on May 23, 2023, an employee working for a landscaping service was trimming palm trees with a 30-foot-long pole saw. The employee lost control of the tool and touched a high voltage overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Keywords: Arm, Clearance, Cutting, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Landscaper, Landscaping, Material Handling, Overhead Power Line, Palm Tree, Saw, Shock, Tree, Tree Care

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1673278.015	25	M	Fatality

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