Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200926079 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Trimming Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200926079 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 04/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315487686	04/19/2011	0783	561730	D & E Tree & Landscaping

Abstract: On April 15, 2011, Employee #1 was trimming trees from an elevated bucket truck. As he was cutting a tree limb, he contacted an overhead 7,200 KV high voltage line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UTILITY POLE, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315487686			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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