Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170084305 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170084305 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123583825	09/20/1995	0783	0	Asplundh Railroad Division

Abstract: An employee of a tree care service was cutting brush along railroad tracks. He had been working for the company for only about 5 days. According to his foreman and supervisor, the employee had received training in hazard recognition, including the recognition of electrical hazards. Nevertheless, the foreman heard the employee's saw idling and went down the tracks to where his employee had been working. The supervisor found a loose conductor in the employee's hand and found the employee lying on his back. The conductor was hanging down from a utility pole carrying an overhead power line for the railroad. The foreman administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and tried to revive the injured worker without success. The employee had been electrocuted.

Keywords: RAILWAY CIRCUIT, E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CPR, ELECTROCUTED, UNTRAINED, RAILROAD, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123583825			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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