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Cardinal Communications, LLC

Vehicle or machinery fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — STEINHATCHEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cardinal Communications, LLC in STEINHATCHEE, FLORIDA
Employer Cardinal Communications, LLC Report ID 2022109345
Address HWY 98 1 Mile N of SR 51 going SB City, State ZIP STEINHATCHEE, FLORIDA 32359
Event Date October 25, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1631474
GPS Coordinates 29.67000, -83.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the ground, spotting a co-worker who was installing a fiber-optic cable while elevated in a bucket truck. As the strand of cable was raised, an attenuator snapped off the power pole with the 14.4 kV power line still attached and the power line fell onto the boom arm of the bucket truck. The truck became energized and caught on fire. The employee tried to bring their co-worker down but their hands and body were drawn against the controls of the truck and then the employee was thrown to the ground. The employee sustained electrical and thermal burns to over 75 percent of their body.

Incident Summary

On October 25, 2022, a worker at Cardinal Communications, LLC in STEINHATCHEE, FLORIDA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. 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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