OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301584

ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,TREE TRIMMING

1988-10-06T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,TREE TRIMMING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14301584
Report ID: 653510

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIED FROM AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE

Investigation abstract

An employee was trimming branches while standing on a limb of an alligator junip er. He was working at a height of about 25 feet. The edge of the limb contacted a 14.4 kilovolt overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
889

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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