A tree surgeon who was electrocuted by a 11,000 volt powerline has recalled fearing for his life. CCTV footage shows Josh Pocknell maintaining some hedges shortly after midnight on 19 January, 2024, when he suffered a powerful electric shock after making contact with an overhead cable. He was quickly rushed to hospital after suffering from life-threatening injuries. “My whole body locked and I felt hot and cramping,” he later recalled. “I could hear the electricity in my head and thought I was going to die.” Mr Pocknell’s employer, Upton Specialised Tree Services Ltd, was fined £60,000 and ordered to pay £6,237 in costs at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Friday (1 May) after the company wad determined to have failed to assess the dangers of overhead power lines.
Moment tree surgeon is electrocuted by 11,000 volt powerline
