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Accident Summary Nr: 200626166 - Employee Contacts Power Line and Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 200626166 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 05/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315685537	05/25/2011	0783	561730	Frank Cross Dba Cross Cut Tree Service

Abstract: On May 23, 2011, Employee #1 and coworkers were cutting down trees at a residence. The trees were approximately 4 ft away from energized overhead power lines. Employee #1 had climbed one of the trees in order to hook up a tag line. He was approximately 3 ft away from the power line. Employee #1 unhooked his positioning device, a flip line, so that he could descend the tree below the cut line. When he unhooked the flip line, it swung around and contacted a 13,200 volt power line, and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315685537			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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