Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200053544 - Two Employees Contact Power Lines, Receive Flash Burns
Accident: 200053544 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/28/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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311467435 | 06/28/2009 | 1793 | Midwest Glass & Glazing, Inc. | ||||
On June 28, 2009, Employee #1 and #2 were working from a JLG man lift, when the basket of the lift contacted 168,000 volt power lines. They both received flash burns from the contact with the electrical lines. Both employees were transported to a medical center, but only Employee #1 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, electric arc, hydraulic lift, overhead power line, struck against
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 3 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 311467435 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing FatCause: Other |
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2 | 311467435 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing FatCause: Other |