Alliant Energy Corporation
Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns any degree — FOX LAKE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Alliant Energy Corporation | Report ID | 2024053952 |
| Address | N10462 Howard Drive | City, State ZIP | FOX LAKE, WISCONSIN 53933 |
| Event Date | May 6, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns any degree | Body Part | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts | Source of Injury | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Secondary Source | Boom truck, cherry picker | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.57000, -88.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were removing a single-phase, dead-end utility pole. The pole was lifted out of the hole and the boom of the truck was rotated to lay the pole down with the top toward the front of the truck. The pole guides were opened and the pole top shifted in the opposite direction. The top of the pole contacted the phase approximately 25 feet from the old dead-end insulator and an electrical arc occurred. The truck became energized with up to 7,000-volts. The injured employee was holding the bottom of the pole down. He was pushed into the step-opening of the truck and then fell to the ground. The employee sustained second-degree burns on his right shoulder and third-degree burns to the back of his legs.
Incident Summary
On May 6, 2024, a worker at Alliant Energy Corporation in FOX LAKE, WISCONSIN suffered electrical burns any degree to the upper and lower extremities n.e.c.. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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