Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104379441 - Asplundh Tree Expert Co

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104379441

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 08/29/1988

Site Address:
Asplundh Tree Expert Co
Moore'S Mill Road & Majors Choice Drive
Bel Air, MD 21014

Mailing Address:
708 Blair Mill Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Union Status: Union

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/09/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360617849

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14200521

Event: 08/23/1988

EYE FLASH - LOOKED AT ELECTRIC ARC

An employee of a temporary employment service was a flagger on a line-clearance tree-trimming job performed jointly by an electric utility and a tree service firm. The employees were trimming trees around a 33-kilovolt overhead power line located 12.2 meters above the ground. The tree-trimming crew was working from a 19.8-meter-high HiRanger aerial lift. The crew noticed that a 20-millimeter-diameter, 1.2-meter-long branch had fallen out of the tree onto the power line. The lines faulted before the branch could be removed and a massive electric arc ensued because of a recloser malfunction. The flagger, who was looking at the branch when the fault occurred, sustained an eye flash injury. She was hospitalized for her injury.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, TREE TRIMMING, EYE, TREE LIMB, ELEC UTILITY WORK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL FAULT, E PTD, TREE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104379441					Occupation Not Listed

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