Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 884056 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 884056 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126963768	02/29/1996	0783	0	B T Landscaping

Abstract: An employee was removing the upper 3.7 meters of a palm tree. The top of the tree fell into a 7200-volt overhead power line, causing a nearby utility pole to break. The power line came down with the pole and fell onto the employee and the remaining portion of the palm tree. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, TREE, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126963768			Fatality	Electric Shock	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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