Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-22 | Milner | Ga | Harper Tree Service, LLC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee operating a tree trimming truck was trying to pull another tree trimming truck out of the mud. The employee got out of his truck to attach a winch to the stuck truck when they received an electrical shock from the truck, which was energized by powerlines they were trimming around. The employee suffered severe burns to their legs and arms. | |||||
2021-06-08 | Milner | Ga | QUALITY CONSTRUCTION BY MCLEROY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a nail gun to attach metal plates to trusses. A nail from the gun deflected off a metal plate and impaled the employee's left index finger. |