Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170714778 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TREE LIMB

Accident Summary Nr: 170714778 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/20/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119880961	07/21/1993	0783	0	Man Of The Soil Landscaping

Abstract: An employee was using a chain saw to cut a branch from a tree. The branch fell onto a 12-kilovolt overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TREE LIMB, ELECTROCUTED, TREE, E GI IC, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119880961			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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