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Accident Summary Nr: 168470.015 - Employee dies of electrocution when saw contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 168470.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/20/2024
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1763360.01507/23/2024238990Ceballo Ortega Andres Antonio

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on July 20, 2024, an employee was working as a laborer for a building contractor trimming a tree using a pole saw. The employee was working from a ladder when he fell, and the pole saw contacted nearby power lines. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Keywords: Clearance, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hand Tool, Laborer, Ladder, Line Clearance, Metal Pole, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Saw, Shock, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1763360.015 58 M Fatality Laborers, except construction

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