Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THE ALTAMAHA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION, Catherine T. Sanders Road, REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA 30453
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final 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.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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An employee was climbing a ladder to bring material onto a roof. The ladder slid and the employee fell 16 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken knee.
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An employee was on a forklift that was elevated approximately 20 feet and was auditing inventory. The forklift malfunctioned and the employee fell down to the surface below, causing them to sustain multiple fractures.
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