OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221684707

CEBALLO ORTEGA ANDRES ANTONIO

MIAMI, FL— 2024-07-20T00:00:00

Event: Clearance, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hand Tool, Laborer, Ladder, Line Clearance, Metal Pole, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Saw, Shock, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347633604
Employer profile: CEBALLO ORTEGA ANDRES ANTONIO
Summary number: 221684707
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee dies of electrocution when saw contacts power line

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on July 20, 2024, an employee was working as a laborer for a building contractor trimming a tree using a pole saw. The employee was working from a ladder when he fell, and the pole saw contacted nearby power lines. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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