OnSight, Inc

Vehicle or machinery fire — Burns and corrosions, unspecified — LAKEWOOD RANCH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OnSight, Inc in LAKEWOOD RANCH, Florida
Employer OnSight, Inc
Address Lorroaine Road and Fruitville Road
City, State ZIP LAKEWOOD RANCH, Florida 34202
Report ID 2017109723
Event Date October 10, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Burns and corrosions, unspecified
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire
Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 541890
Inspection # 1278819
GPS Coordinates 27.42000, -82.39000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was inside a scissor lift bucket when the scissor lift hit a powerline, causing the live wire to break, fall to the bucket, and ignite the lift. The flames traveled to the lift arm, causing the bucket to give way. When the bucket gave way, it crashed into a pole that was live, causing an explosion that ignited the employee's clothing and propelled the employee out of the bucket. The employee suffered burns.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2017, a worker at OnSight, Inc in LAKEWOOD RANCH, Florida suffered burns and corrosions, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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