An untrained and poorly equipped tree trimmer was electrocuted when a branch he had just cut touched an 8,000 volt power line. He worked for a tree removal service, and was cutting down a tree in a residential back yard, near a high voltage line. The power company had not been informed of the planned work. The day was windy, wet and cold. The worker was not equipped with insulating rubber gloves, nor was he wearing a hard hat or goggles. Using spurs and a safety belt, he began to climb the tree, trimming branches on the way with a chainsaw. At 24 feet, […]