EMPIRE, COLORADO—
Hooper Corporation
Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hooper Corporation, Remote location, EMPIRE, COLORADO 80438 on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Part of body unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was performing a maintenance task on an electrical transmission line at a remote location. They contacted an energized transmission line. A flash occurred and the employee sustained electrical burns to the body.
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An employee was climbing a utility pole to conduct maintenance work and made contact with the electrical line. The employee was hospitalized for electric shock with burns to his right hand and wrist. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.
LOVELAND, COLORADO—
Hooper Corporation
An employee was trimming tree branches at a client property. The employee was climbing the tree when they fell 10 feet to the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae.
DEFOREST, WISCONSIN—
Hooper Corporation
An employee was loading HVAC components onto the back of a flatbed truck using a forklift. The employee got onto the flatbed to adjust/position the pallet to make room for a second pallet. The materials on top of the pallet shifted and moved toward the employee. The employee then jumped off the flatbed to the pavement four feet below, resulting in a fractured left tibia.
CHEYENNE WELLS, COLORADO—
HOOPER CORPORATION
On August 12, 2024, an employee was traveling in a boom lift through a substation when it contacted an angle iron brace. The employee's body was caught between the brace and the boom lift controls and they sustained a fractured jaw.
DENVER, COLORADO—
Hooper Corporation
An employee was working on a 120-volt secondary line from the bucket of a line truck when they contacted the line and sustained an irregular heart rhythm.
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