Wright Tree Service, Inc.

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrocutions, electric shocks — DENVER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wright Tree Service, Inc. in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Wright Tree Service, Inc. Report ID 2016076971
Address 480 Kramaria City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80220
Event Date July 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -104.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was injured from electrical shock while trimming a tree. The limb he was trimming fell on a utility wire and he was shocked and suffered a dislocated shoulder.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2016, a worker at Wright Tree Service, Inc. in DENVER, COLORADO suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with limbs, branches-unattached identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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