Utility Plus, Inc.
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Fractures - HULBERT, Oklahoma
| Employer | Utility Plus, Inc. |
| Address | Sequoyah State Park, main road |
| City, State ZIP | HULBERT, Oklahoma 74441 |
| Report ID | 2020054241 |
| Event Date | May 6, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Secondary Source | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 |
| Inspection # | 1474616 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.94000, -95.19000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was in a bucket replacing an existing electrical pole. The employee became entangled in his lanyard. As he was untangling his lanyard, the bucket shifted. A powerline under tension and pulled around a jib frame, rolled up and off the jib frame as the bucket shifted. The power line acted like a rubber band and struck the employee. The employee was ejected from the bucket and fell about 32 feet to the ground. The employee suffered broken bones in both feet and a broken arm.
Incident Summary
On May 6, 2020, a worker at Utility Plus, Inc. in HULBERT, Oklahoma suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 185 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet injuries.
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