Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221667488

SERIOUS TREE SERVICES LLC

Event
Branch, Burn, Climbing, Construction, Contact, Current, Electrocuted, Leg, Overhead Power Line, Pelvis, Tree
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347495277
Employer profile
SERIOUS TREE SERVICES LLC
Summary number
221667488
Report ID
0418200

Event description

Employee fatality is due to electrocution while trimming tre

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on May 20, 2024, Employee #1 was climbing a tree to trim a large branch obstructing a construction site. During the climb, the employee's equipment made contact with an overhead power line. The employee sustained fatal burn injuries from electric current that entered through the upper left leg, just below the pelvis.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    0

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