Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202545232 - Employee Receives Electric Shock by Power Line and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202545232 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/27/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314865460	07/27/2013	0783	561730	Jose Aguilar Dba Jose Aguilar Landscaping

Abstract: At approximately 8:25 a.m. on July 27, 2013, Employee #1, a gardener, was involved in landscape maintenance and trimming a tree. As he cut one of its branches, the branch fell and struck an energized 16,000-volt overhead electric power line. The line rested against the branch that he was in contacted with, causing an electric shock. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALLING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314865460			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.