Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 165504.015 - Employee dies of electrocution from contacting power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 165504.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 04/04/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1739248.015	04/04/2024		561730	Orlando'S Landscaping, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on April 4, 2024, an employee working as a helper for a landscaping company was cutting tree branches when he contacted a 7.2-kilivolt power line. The employee died when he was electrocuted from contact with the power lines.

Keywords: Branch, Clearance, Contact, Cutting, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Fall Protection, Hand Tool, High Voltage, Lack of Engineering Controls, Landscaper, Landscaping, Line Clearance, Overhead Power Line, PPE, Power Lines, Shock, Tree Branch, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1739248.015	25	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades

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