OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221569189

PINEDA D&R LANDSCAPING, INC

MIAMI, FL— 2023-05-23T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Clearance, Cutting, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Landscaper, Landscaping, Material Handling, Overhead Power Line, Palm Tree, Saw, Shock, Tree, Tree Care
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346732787
Employer profile: PINEDA D&R LANDSCAPING, INC
Summary number: 221569189
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee is killed when electrocuted while trimming palm tre

Investigation abstract

At 2:45 p.m. on May 23, 2023, an employee working for a landscaping service was trimming palm trees with a 30-foot-long pole saw. The employee lost control of the tool and touched a high voltage overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Event type
13

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