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While trimming a 60 foot palm tree, Esquer attempted to remove a wet frond from an electrical conductor. A supervisor was present but took no action. Employees were not trained on the dangers of touching items fallen on high voltage wires. (Date below is approximate.)
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Electrocution
Los Angeles
California
January 1, 1985
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| Rogelio | Esquer | Unavailable | Unavailable | H&L Tree Service | Fatality |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| Robert Stevenson | Individual | Unavailable | Unavailable | Required to institute a comprehensive safety program and pay a fine of $8,500 as a condition of probation. |
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| Steve Lymon | Individual | Owner | Unavailable | Sentenced to 30 days in county jail--reduced from 90-day sentence after pleading no contest to failing to train employees properly and allowing employees to work within six feet of high voltage wires--and three years of probation. |
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