Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221648165

BLUE ISLAND LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND IRRIGATION SOLUTIONS LLC

Event
Burn, Electrocuted, Installing, Overhead Power Line, Palm Tree, Power Lines, Tree Care
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347336190
Employer profile
BLUE ISLAND LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND IRRIGATION SOLUTIONS LLC
Summary number
221648165
Report ID
0418800
Project type
B
Construction end-use
A

Event description

One employee is killed and another employee sustains severe

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on March 8, 2024, Employee # 1 and Employee #2, both laborers, were working with a coworker, using a 40-foot metal ladder to install light fixtures on a palm tree. The ladder was within ten feet of a power line. After installing the fixture, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were taking down the ladder when ladder made contact with a 7.97 KV overhead power line. Employee #1 was killed due to electrocution, and Employee #2 received severe electrical burns and was hospitalized.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Event type
    13
  2. #2 Fatality Age 30 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    7010

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