Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96017.015 - Employee contacts power line and sustains electrical burns

Accident Summary Nr: 96017.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1236860.015	05/31/2017		561730	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on May 17, 2017, an employee was pruning tree limbs near a utility power line. The employee was working from an aluminum extension ladder and using a conductive pruning tool near the power line. During work, a tree limb and the pruning tool came into contact with the 7,200kv power line. The employee sustained electrical burns.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Electrical, Electrocuted, Ladder, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1236860.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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