Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170020606 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170020606 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 06/25/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108905464	06/29/1992	0783	0	Alpine Forestry Ltd.

Abstract: A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WAS TRIMMING TREES THAT WERE NEAR AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE TREES WERE DAMP, AND THE CREW HAD NOT PERFORMED A PROPER INSPECTION OF THE WORKING CONDITIONS BEFORE BEGINNING THE JOB. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A TREE. HE WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES CLEAR OF A 240-VOLT SINGLE-PHASE SERVICE CONDUCTOR. THERE WAS A BARE SPOT ON THE SERVICE CONDUCTOR. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS USING A SMALL GASOLINE-ENGINE CHAIN SAW, WAS ELECTROCUTED. HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE POWER LINE AND HAD APPARENTLY CONTACTED THE BARE SPOT ON THE SERVICE CONDUCTOR.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108905464			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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