KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A tree trimmer was electrocuted Friday afternoon while working in southern Overland Park.
Johnson County firefighters and paramedics were dispatched around 2:15 p.m. Friday to a residence in the 12900 block of Connell Street.
A Johnson County Med-Act spokesperson said the worker, identified as a male roughly 30 years old, was in a harness working about 10 feet off the ground when the incident happened.
The worker was pronounced dead on scene. His name has not been released.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday they have opened a workplace fatality investigation with Complete Tree Service.
The agency, by law, has six months to complete the investigation.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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