Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1769528.015 - Garcia'S Lawn Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 2:00 p.m. on August 18, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a landscaping service was cutting palm fronds. One of the cut palm fronds fell onto energized electrical wires while in contact with the employee. The employee was electrocuted and died as a result.

Keywords: Arm, Clearance, Contact, Cutting, Elbow, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Energized, Engineering Controls, Falling Object, Finger, Glove, Hand, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Landscaper, Landscaping, Line Clearance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Palm Frond Skirt, Palm Tree, Shock, Unsafe Position, Work Surface