OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428568

YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE, INC.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL· 2022-01-17T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Falling Object, Leg, Overhead Power Line, Struck Against, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345732531
Employer profile: YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE, INC.
Summary number: 221428568
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee suffers electrical burn while trimming tree limb

Investigation abstract

At 11:13 a.m. on January 17, 2022, an employee was cutting a palm tree limb within 10-feet of an overhead power line when the limb fell and made contact with the power line while the saw was still in contact with it. The employee received an electrical shock and suffered burns on his arms and leg for which he was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
13

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