Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923141 - Employee electrocuted while trimming tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201923141 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306480286	04/29/2004	1799	238990	Provco

Abstract: On April 29, 2004, Employee #1 and two coworkers were asked to trim a tree next to an energized conductor. Employee #1 climbed the tree and was trimming it when he contacted the conductor. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, TREE TRIMMING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306480286			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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