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Accident Summary Nr: 51446.015 - Employee trimming tree contacts overhead power line and is k

Accident Summary Nr: 51446.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
935840.015	08/22/2013		561730	Ahronian Landscaping & Design, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 20, 2013, and employee was working for a landscaping service. He was working from a small, self-propelled, portable aerial lift. He was trimming tree branches using a gasoline-powered pole chain saw and a hand-operated pruning saw. The gasoline-powered pole chain saw made contact with an overhead power line. The conductor was energized at 7,900 volts. The chain saw and aerial lift became energized. Electric current entered the employee's body through his hands, which were in contact with the chain saw, the aerial lift, or both. A fire started. The employee sustained an electric shock. He also sustained burns to multiple parts of his body, including his hands, knee, torso, and legs. He was hospitalized, but he later died.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Burn, Chain Saw, E GI IB (equip near lines), Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Overhead Power Line, Saw, Tree Trimming, Work Rules

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	935840.015	26	M	Fatality		Aerial Lift Operator

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