OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221679830
76289 - PLEASANT PLACES INC
SEABROOK ISLAND, SC·
Event description
Employee is electrocuted after ladder contacts power line
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on June 28, 2024, an employee working at a tree trimming job site was holding an aluminum ladder while a coworker used a pole saw to trim a tree. During the trimming process, the pole saw struck a power line, causing the electrical current to travel through the aluminum ladder that the employee was holding. The electrical shock resulted in the employee's fatality. Another coworker, who was not fatally injured, was also in the vicinity when the power line was struck.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 F
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 999
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