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Accident Summary Nr: 200012136 - Employee Is Killed When Exposed to Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200012136 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 10/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307272104	10/21/2004	0783	561730	The Shade Tree Service Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 21, 2004, Employee #1, a crew foreman, completed cutting a top from a tree, as part of normal line maintenance work. When Employee #1 was descending the tree and was at approximate height of 29 ft, the tree gave way at the root. It tilted and lodged into another tree, entrapping Employee #1 between the tree and the approximate 20 to 25 ft high, 7200-volt overhead power line, from which it was being trimmed away. Employee #1 was exposed to the electric shock, and was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SHOCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307272104			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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