Accident Report Detail

Accident: 101041.015 - Employee Contacts Overhead Power Line And Is Injured

**Accident: 101041.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/10/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1278819.015	11/22/2017		Onsight, Inc

At 4:00 a.m. on October 10, 2017, an employee was working from the bucket of a f orklift truck to install banners on a light pole. As the employee was working, t he bucket came too close to an overhead power line, contacting the energized cab le. The bucket and truck caught fire, resulting in the employee sustaining elect rical shock and burn injuries. The employee was hospitalized, where he received treatment for his injuries.

Keywords: aerial lift, boom, boom truck, burn, electric shock, fire, power lines, struck against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1278819.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Aerial Lift Operator

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