Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202273 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Removing Trees

Accident Summary Nr: 200202273 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 05/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307346734	05/06/2004	0783	561730	Goodyear Tree Service, Inc

Abstract: On May 6, 2004, Employee #1, two coworkers, and a supervisor were working for a tree service company to remove several trees in a residential neighborhood. The employer was contracted, by a private homeowner, to remove the trees. Employee #1 was working from a bucket truck, while the other two coworkers operated a crane truck and a log truck. As Employee #1 and his coworkers were removing their second tree from the property, Employee #1 contacted an electrical wire and was killed.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, PPE, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307346734			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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