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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221466915

EDWIN LANDSCAPING LLC

Event
Electrocuted, High Voltage, Power Lines, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345997381
Employer profile
EDWIN LANDSCAPING LLC
Summary number
221466915
Report ID
0355114

Event description

Employee is killed by electrocution while trimming tree

Investigation abstract

At 8:11 a.m. on June 3, 2022, an employee cut a branch with a chain saw. As the employee was still holding the branch, the branch contacted a 19,920-volt power line. The employee was electrocuted and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    889

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