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THE ALTAMAHA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at THE ALTAMAHA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION in REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer THE ALTAMAHA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION Report ID 2018054915
Address Catherine T. Sanders Road City, State ZIP REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA 30453
Event Date May 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 221121 Inspection # 1317788
GPS Coordinates 31.94000, -82.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a bucket operating a chain saw to cut a tree limb that was laying on top of an electrical distribution line (7,200 volts, single phase tap). The tree slid off the line and the wire caught the employee, flipping him out of the bucket (approximately 20 feet) and onto the ground. He suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs (left side), broken shoulder (clavicle), and fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2018, a worker at THE ALTAMAHA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION in REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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