Type B Accident Investigation of the July 25, 1997, Contract Brush Cutter Injury on the Ashe-Marion #2 500 kV Line

On July 25, 1997, a contract hand brush cutter was seriously injured when he felled a tree close to a BPA energized transmission power line

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

November 19, 1997

On July 25, 1997, at 1205 hours, a contract hand brush cutter was seriously injured when he felled a tree close to a Bonneville Power Administration energized transmission power line, located within a BPA transmission-line corridor.

Contract Brush Cutter Injury on the Ashe-Marion #2 500 kV Line, July 25, 1997 (1.91 MB)