Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A COWORKER, CUTTING BRUSH UNDER A 138-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO CUT A TREE THAT HAD A TRUNK THAT WAS 6.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE TREE WAS ABOUT 35 FEET TALL AND WAS ABOUT 9 FEET FROM THE POWER LINE. THE COWORKER WAS ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE TREE WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING IT DOWN. BEFORE THE EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED HIS CUT THE TREE BEGAN TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE TRUNK ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE TOOK THE SAW OUT OF GEAR AND SET IT BESIDE THE TREE. HE TRIED TO PUSH THE TREE AWAY FROM THE POWER LINE; HOWEVER, AS IT FELL, THE TREE BRUSHED AGAINST THE POWER LINE ANYWAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.