![]() ![]() Work was progressing as normal at the jobsite located in a rural part of the state. ![]() The company had been contracted to keep an electric utility right-of-way (consisting of approximately 6,000 miles of lines) clear of brush and trees on a continuing basis. The victim worked for this employer for 3 months and 11 days prior to this incident. ![]() A progressive disciplinary system for safety violations is in place and consists of: 1) first violation–verbal warning, 2) second violation–written warning, and 3) third violation–dismissal. Weekly safety meetings are held and documented, and quarterly safety task force meetings are attended by both employer representatives and employees. The company has a written safety policy and safety rules which are administered by the safety officer and jobsite foremen. The employer in this incident is a tree service company that has been in operation for 2 years and employs 280 workers, including 93 groundsmen. Photographs of the incident site and the corresponding medical examiner’s report were obtained during the investigation. The investigator reviewed the incident with a company representative, the jobsite foreman, and the OSHA compliance officer assigned to the case. On June 29, 1990, a safety specialist from DSR conducted an investigation of this incident. On May 16, 1990, officials of the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration notified the Division of Safety Research (DSR) of this fatality, and requested technical assistance. On May 7, 1990, a 20-year-old male tree trimming groundsman was electrocuted when he grabbed a guy wire causing it to contact an energized conductor on a utility pole.
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