OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221669807
RUIBAL'S PLANTS OF TEXAS, INC.
DALLAS, TX·
Event description
Employed dies from electrocution after contact with power li
Investigation abstract
At 9:30 a.m. on May 29, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a plant farm, was working from a platform elevated by a Bobcat model S175 vertical mast skid-steer loader. The employee was using a Stihl HT 133 pole pruner to trim a tree when he made contact with a distribution power line and was electrocuted. Emergency services responded, but the employee did not survive.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Event type
- 13
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