Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201354206 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Palm Frond

Accident Summary Nr: 201354206 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 06/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315477570	06/03/2011	0783	561730	Terry Smith Tree Service Incorporation

Abstract: On June 2, 2011, an employee of a tree trimming service was trimming a palm tree in the front yard of a residential house. He grabbed a frond that was lying across an overhead power line that was energized at 7,620 volts, and he was electrocuted. He was pronounced dead at 12:26 p.m. by a physician in the Ormond Beach, CA, hospital emergency room.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315477570			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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