Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86161.015 - Employee is electrocuted by high voltage power line

Accident Summary Nr: 86161.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 06/19/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1156367.015	06/29/2016		561730	G.A. Island Landscapers Corp.

Abstract: At about 10:30 a.m. on June 19, 2016, an employee was climbing a tree in the front right corner of the property to trim the limbs higher up. He was wearing his hard hat, tool belt, left glove, and spikes with an approximately 14 or 16 inch chainsaw hooked to his belt. The employee made contact with a high tension wire, approximately 7600 volts. He was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1156367.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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