OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221396450
HALLIN ROOFING & TREE SERVICE
STOUGHTON, WI·
Event description
Employee is electrocuted when contacting power line
Investigation abstract
At 12:20 p.m. on September 28, 2021, an employee, the owner of the tree service, coworker and a couple citizens in the area responded to care for the employee and call emergency services. The employee was transported to the hospital and died due to electrocution. was working on a residential property to remove approximately six dead trees. The trees were located between the single family home and the street and in close proximity to 7200 volt overhead power lines. The employee was working from a Genie TZ-50 aerial lift, model 2008, approximately 20 feet from the ground and was using a Stihl chain saw and a Stihl pole saw to cut sections of the tree down when his left arm made contact with the power line. The employee fell to the floor of the aerial lift. A coworker who was on the ground used the controls at ground level to lower the boom and then moved the employee to the ground. The
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Event type
- 13
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