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Accident Summary Nr: 200784973 - Employee gets electrocuted when crane comes in contact with

Accident Summary Nr: 200784973 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314176652	06/10/2010	0783	561730	Watson Tree Service

Abstract: On May 26, 2010, Employee #1 of Watson Tree Service received an electrical shock while trimming a tree. Employee #2, the owner of the company, was using the ball of a crane to move Employee #1 from one position on the tree to another. While moving the ball into position the crane cable came in contact or close proximity to a 12,500 volt power line that was above the tree being cut. Employee #1 was fatally electrocuted.

Keywords: CRANE BALL, ELECTROCUTED, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314176652			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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