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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221582984

66293 - ARBORWORKS KENTUCKY LLC

Event
Contact, Electrocuted, Power Lines, Tree Care, Tree Trimming
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346851322
Employer profile
66293 - ARBORWORKS KENTUCKY LLC
Summary number
221582984
Report ID
0452110

Event description

Employee is electrocuted when contacting power line

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 noon on July 20, 2023, an employee, a tree trimmer, was trimming a tree when he made indirect contact with a 7.2 KV power line and was electrocuted.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    999

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