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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221483035

MENDEZ LAWN SERVICES CORP

Event
Electrocuted, Overhead Power Line, Tree, Tree Care
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346112154
Employer profile
MENDEZ LAWN SERVICES CORP
Summary number
221483035
Report ID
0418800

Event description

Employee is electrocuted while trimming tree branches

Investigation abstract

At 9:15 a.m. on July 24, 2022, an employee was trimming branches off of a tree. The employee's pole saw made contact with a power line and the employee was electrocuted. The employee died at the job site.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Event type
    13

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