OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221693641

Arm,Clearance,Contact,Cutting,Elbow,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Energized,Engineering Controls,Falling Object,Finger,Glove,Hand,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Landscaper,Landscaping,Line Clearance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Palm Frond Skirt,Palm Tree,Shock,Unsafe Position,Work Surface

2024-08-18T00:00:00

Event: Arm,Clearance,Contact,Cutting,Elbow,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Energized,Engineering Controls,Falling Object,Finger,Glove,Hand,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Landscaper,Landscaping,Line Clearance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Palm Frond Skirt,Palm Tree,Shock,Unsafe Position,Work Surface
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221693641
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee dies, electrocuted cutting palm that contacted wire

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
795

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