CASE |
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Case 156 |
35-year-old owner of a tree trimming service was electrocuted while cutting a large branch from a tree. |
Case 163 |
22-year-old tree trimmer electrocuted while trimming branches from a pine tree that was overgrown into a 4,800-volt power line. |
Case 171 |
29-year-old supervisor for a landscaping and tree-trimming firm was electrocuted when an energized power line broke, fell to the ground, and the current passed through the dew-covered grass. |
Case 236 |
36-year-old male foreman for a tree trimming service was electrocuted when he contacted a live, 4,800-volt power line that had fallen to the ground. |
Case 284 |
46-year-old owner of a tree trimming/stump removal business died when he contacted an energized overhead power line of unknown voltage. |
Case 338 |
23-year-old tree trimmer died when his upper back contacted an energized C-phase 7,980-volt overhead power line. |
Case 403 |
30-year-old carpenter was electrocuted when the arm of the 125-foot JLG contacted an energized 7,200 volt overhead power line while washing a silo. |
Case 487 |
A 57-year-old landscaping firm truck driver was electrocuted when he touched an energized conductor while standing next to his truck. |
Case 72 |
41-year-old self-employed male was electrocuted when he touched a truck door that was energized due to the truck’s crane contacting an energized 7600-volt overhead powerline. |