OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221685514

WOLFE TREE SERVICES LLC

TULSA, OK— 2024-07-22T00:00:00

Event: Clearance, Contact, Cutting, Descending, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Insufficient Supervision, Landscaping, Line Clearance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Power Line, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Power Lines, Protective Clothing, Shock, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #347637852
Employer profile: WOLFE TREE SERVICES LLC
Summary number: 221685514
Report ID: 0627700

Event description

Employee dies from electrocution while performing tree trimm

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on July 22, 2024, an employee working for a tree service had completed tree trimming duties and was preparing to climb down a tree. The employee contacted nearby energized power lines and was shocked. The employee died due to electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
0

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