Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86505.015 - Employee is electrocuted when a tree limb contacts a high vo

Accident Summary Nr: 86505.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 05/06/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1145745.015	05/06/2016		561730	Turner Tree Service

Abstract: On May 5, 2016, an employee in an un-insulated bucket of an aerial lift was limbing a tree next to high voltage power lines. The branch that the employee cut contacted a live power line and entered his hand and exited his foot. The employee was killed by electrocution.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Chain Saw, Electrocuted, Power Lines, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1145745.015	33	M	Fatality		Chainsaw Operator

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