Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14742605 - Townsend Tree Service

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 14742605

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 06/28/1984

Site Address:
Townsend Tree Service
Clay Center Rd
Selma, IN 47383

Mailing Address:
P O Box 991, Muncie, IN 47305

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360581193

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100067 C02 XI	07/18/1984	06/28/1984	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14223135

Event: 06/27/1984

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU AERIAL LIFT

AN EMPLOYEE IN AN AERIAL LIFT WAS TRIMMING A BRANCH OF A LIVE WALNUT TREE ALONGSIDE A ROAD. THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET FROM WHICH HE WAS WORKING CONTAINED WET DEBRIS TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 1.5 INCHES. AS HE STARTED TO CUT THE BRANCH, THE BUCKET CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. IT IS BELIVED THAT THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED THE BUCKET SO THAT THE OVERHEAD LINE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BUCKET'S DRAINAGE HOLE TO ALLOW CURRENT TO FLOW THROUGH THE WET DEBRIS. THE CURRENT PASSED FROM THE POWER LINE THROUGH THE DEBRIS, THE EMPLOYEE, AND THE CHAINSAW HE WAS HOLDING TO THE LIVE TREE, WHICH CONDUCTED THE CURRENT TO GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14742605			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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