Shizuoka blackout recovery work Destroyed a tree while removing a tree that had fallen due to heavy rain 0:16 on July 7
On the afternoon of the 6th, a worker who was working to restore the power outage in Kawanehoncho, Shizuoka Prefecture, was killed while hitting a tree while removing a tree that had fallen due to heavy rain.
At around 5:30 pm on the 6th, a worker who was working to remove a tree that had fallen due to a landslide due to heavy rain on a forest road in Kaminagao, Kawanehon-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture said, ``A colleague in his 50s was injured while working. The fire department was notified.
According to the police, when Chubu Electric Power Grid's power distribution worker Tadayoshi Munemura (54) was cutting a fallen tree, he hit the tree for some reason.
Mr. Soumura was transferred to a hospital unconscious, but was confirmed dead.
According to the police and Chubu Electric Power Power Grid, there was a power outage in 40 households in the vicinity due to the fallen tree caught on the electric wire, and 7 workers were doing the restoration work.
Police will check the safety of the road and then investigate the site in detail.
Regarding this accident, Chubu Electric Power Power Grid said, "We would like to pray for the souls of the dead employees and to express our deepest sympathies to their families. We will investigate the cause of the accident and thoroughly implement recurrence prevention measures. ".