Exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, 37517 US 19 North, PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA 34684
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was welding steel to a column and suffered an electric shock. The employee's gloves were wet at the time.
An employee was standing on a rooftop using rope to lower a bundled advertising copy to the ground to a second employee. The rope got tangled in the employee's harness/lanyard or foot, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the sidewalk below. The employee landed on their feet and fractured both heels. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was on a ladder, working on lighting in a conference room ceiling. The employee was shocked and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and sustained burns.
On September 16, 2025, an employee was installing a billboard advertising display when they fell 8 feet and 6 inches to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a puncture wound.
An employee was installing a piece of advertising copy on a billboard. He fell approximately 18-25 feet from the structure to the ground, suffering broken ribs and facial trauma.
An employee was installing a sign. They left the bucket to reach bolts, removed their harness, and reached for a piece of iron. The employee climbed to the back of the sign on the affixed metal lattice. The bolt came loose and the iron gave way, causing the employee to fall approximately 13 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their hips, arm, and shoulders. They also sustained torn rotator cuffs in both shoulders. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was climbing a hook ladder. A piece of advertising material fell onto the employee, causing them to slip and fall from the fourth or fifth rung. The employee landed on their left arm, breaking the arm and also suffering a broken rib.
An employee set up and secured an extension ladder on a pole so he could tighten up a low-hanging triplex cable. While on the pole, the employee started to pull the triplex cable to raise it up. The tension caused the pole to snap. The employee jumped off the ladder to avoid getting hit by the pole. The employee impacted the ground and sustained bilateral talus fractures.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.