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Accident: 83187.015 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Trimming Trees

Accident: 83187.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/20/2016
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1127008.01502/22/2016Jose Mares Lawn Services Inc.

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on February 20, 2016, Employee #1 was cutting a tree branch that was near an electrical wire. The branch fell and touched the wire an d Employee #1 was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: electrocuted, tree felling, tree trimming

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1127008.015 32 M Fatality Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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