THE ALTAMAHA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - REIDSVILLE, Georgia
| Employer | THE ALTAMAHA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION |
| Address | Catherine T. Sanders Road |
| City, State ZIP | REIDSVILLE, Georgia 30453 |
| Report ID | 2018054915 |
| 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 |
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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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