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Accident Summary Nr: 122022.015 - Employee is shocked and burned after touching energized truc

Accident Summary Nr: 122022.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 06/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405934.015	06/05/2019		561730	M. Lato Excavating & Tree Care Service Llc

Abstract: At 6:38 p.m. on June 5, 2019, an employee and a coworker were conducing ash tree trimming operations. The coworker maneuvered the vehicle-mounted aerial lift over power lines to reach the trees when the lower boom section came into contact with an energized 13.8 kilovolt (kV) powerline. The coworker called to the employee on the ground to get a rope. As the employee left to get a rope, he touched the truck and the truck sparked as the employee froze and fell back onto the ground. The employee was severely shocked causing burns and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Boom, Burn, Clearance, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical, Energized, Fall, Insulated Tool, Line Clearance, Motor Vehicle, Overhead Power Line, PPE, Power Lines, Shock, Training, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Truck Boom, Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1405934.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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