Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a tree trimming service in Georgia $29,035, saying it could have prevented an electrocution in May.
Marvin Reyes, 38, died May 20 when his equipment contacted an unprotected power line while trimming the lower branches of a 60-foot-tall tree in Acworth.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Serious Tree Services LLC failed to meet its obligation to protect workers by adhering to industry safety standards.
OSHA investigators determined that the company exposed employees to electrical hazards by allowing an arborist to climb, tri...
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