Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 999607 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 999607 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/21/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104536123	08/26/1987	0783	0	Larson Tree Service & Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: A TREE WORKER WAS WORKING FROM THE BUCKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT MOUNTED ON A 1978 FORD F350 CUSTOM TRUCK. HE WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW WITHIN 3 OR 4 FEET OF A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE THROUGH EITHER HIS HEAD OR HIS HAND. HIS THIGH WAS CONTACTING METAL BOLTS INSIDE THE BUCKET, AND THE AERIAL LIFT WAS NOT INSULATED. ATTEMPTS AT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CPR, ELECTROCUTED, UNTRAINED, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104536123			Fatality	Electric Shock	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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