Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1414630 - Boulet'S Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1414630

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 05/09/1989

Site Address:
Boulet'S Tree Service
1 Shadderway
Houston, TX 77019

Mailing Address:
13402 Sundale, Houston, TX 77038

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360970487

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14240493

Event: 04/29/1989

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

An employee was trimming branches from a tree. He was using an aluminum pole saw to cut the branches. The employee was electrocuted when he contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line that ran through the tree.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1414630			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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