E-J Electric Installation Co.

An employee was offloading portable power distribution unit (PDU) equipment from a delivery truck. The PDU was being lowered on the box truck's tailgate lift when one of the PDU's wheels rolled forward. The unit fell to the ground, toppled over, and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the right side of their body including their shoulder and hip, and injuries to their left elbow. The employee's hip was fractured.

An employee was installing street lamps from an aerial lift bucket when a car struck the aerial lift's control panel. His right hand was then crushed between the bucket and structural steel, requiring hospitalization.

An additional 480V service for a step-up transformer was being installed. When the circuit was tested, an arc flash occurred, resulting in lacerations to the employee's hand.

Employee used a derrick with a tong to unload a utility pole out of a storage area on the ground. The pole rolled onto the employee's leg as he tried to reorient the tong. The left fibula was broken.

An employee was using his left hand to push an axle down the line on a raised track work area while holding the remaining axle back with his right hand. A finger on his right hand was caught between the rail and the dust guard of the axle, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.

An employee was moving metal out of a cart. He had removed one piece and was working to move another when the metal shifted. His right ring finger was crushed between the two pieces, and he suffered a partial amputation to the finger pad at the tip.

A load of steel angles was being lowered when the lifting chain hit the load, causing it to slide toward an employee. An angle slid and pinched the employee, catching both of their legs between the beams and an angle. The employee suffered two fractured legs.

Employees were replacing a 24" pig trap door. A strap was shackled on the pig trap door and connected to a forklift. Welders began to cut the door off. An employee was holding onto the door when the cut was finished. The door shifted and caught his fingers, resulting in a hand injury and amputation.

An employee used a crane to set down a bar. The bar measured 9 inches by 16 feet. The strap got stuck under the bar, and the employee asked another employee to jog the roll. The bar rolled and pinched the injured employee's left hand, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was terminating cables in a junction box. A loose ground wire came into contact with the bushing, causing a flash that burned the right side of the employee's face and his right hand.

An employee was using a bucket truck hoist to raise secondary aerial wiring. The wire made contact with the primary wire, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to both hands and was hospitalized.

An employee was working to move a telephone pole when the pole rolled, causing injury to their hip.

An employee was terminating conductors to buss bars inside the secondary compartment of a single-phase transformer. An arc flash occurred, causing burns to the soft tissue of the employee's face.

An employee was securing the claw of a grapple truck to the truck bed. His left little finger was caught between the tie down strap and the rub rail of the truck, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.