OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221667488
SERIOUS TREE SERVICES LLC
ACWORTH, GA·
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
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 0
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