OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221684707

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

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
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221684707
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee dies of electrocution when saw contacts power line

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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