Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Bastrop	Tx	Irby Construction Company	Jaw, chin	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was pressing a core on a power line conductor wire when the core gave way, causing the hoist to strike the employee's jaw. The employee sustained a laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-11-12	Denver	Co	SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial lift when he contacted a 13.2 kV power line with his back. He was shocked and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the back.
2021-11-03	Milton	Wv	Asplundh Tree Expert	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
The boom on a lift truck contacted an overhead power line. An employee was next to the truck, touching it, and was shocked and burned. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-13	Dallas	Tx	Gary L. Gann, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was moving an elevated platform lift when it contacted an overhead power line. The employee was shocked.
2021-08-31	Medina	Oh	Armstrong Utilities	Upper extremities	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While working from the bucket of a bucket truck to replace residential telecommunication lines, an employee contacted energized 720V overhead power lines. The employee received electric shock injuries including burns and an amputation to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-27	Palm Beach Gardens	Fl	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A crew was setting a utility pole when it contacted a primary power line. Two employees were holding the bottom of the pole. One of them suffered first- and second-degree burns to the right toe and heel.
2021-08-20	Katy	Tx	AIM & N Graphic Solutions LLC	Head and trunk	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial lift's metal bucket, installing a banner on the side of a building. The employee finished placing the banner and pulled back to take a picture. The aerial lift came into contact with a power line; the employee was shocked, suffering second-degree burns to the chest and head.
2021-08-20	Dallas	Tx	Betsy Ross Flag Girl, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was positioning a pole to be raised up. The pole hit an overhead power line and the employee was shocked.
2021-08-09	Winsted	Ct	Affordable Tree Service of Ct	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in a tree, trying to attach a crane cable to it. When he reached for the crane cable, he was shocked, because the crane boom had come into contact with overhead power lines. He suffered burns to the left hand and left foot and lost consciousness for about 30 seconds.
2021-08-09	Laredo	Tx	Rapid Sign 3202 Green St, Laredo Texas	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was holding a tag line connected to a crane, which was being used to install a sign. The crane came into contact with a power line, and the employee was shocked. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-12	Aurora	Mo	KAY CONCRETE MATERIALS	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was unloading concrete from a ready-mix truck. The employee was leaning on the truck's fender and had a remote control for the truck in his hand. The pumper that he was feeding into made contact with an overhead power line; the employee suffered a whole-body shock.
2021-06-01	Augusta	Ga	Georgia Power Company	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
After repairing a casing on a power line, an employee was making a connection to energize a distribution line. The employee was shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the face and left elbow.
2021-05-31	Springville	Pa	Pennsylvania Electric Company	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to restore power by removing tree limbs from the power lines and fell out of a tree. The employee suffered a concussion, fractured T6-T8 vertebrae, and an injured sternum, a right ankle tendon injury, and a lumbar injury.
2021-05-27	Forsyth	Mt	Boldt Power Inc	Pelvis	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was climbing a wood power line pole. The pole failed below ground level and fell on him, breaking his pelvis.
2021-05-27	Illiopolis	Il	Menard Electric Cooperative	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
On May 27, 2021, employees were conducting power restoration at a site. An employee came in contact with an energized power line and sustained burns to both hands. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-05-26	Fort Worth	Tx	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trimming a pecan tree with a hand saw. He had climbed the tree and was pulling a limb back to cut it when the limb contacted power lines. The employee was shocked and suffered burns to both hands and both knees.
2021-04-27	Prague	Ok	C&R	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was doing metal roofing work. The employee contacted an overhead power line with metal and suffered electrical burns.
2021-04-08	Pompano Beach	Fl	La Rocca Construction Inc.	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trying to rotate a section of aluminum screen enclosure from a balcony next to overhead power lines. The aluminum frame made contact with a power line, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the hands and chest.
2021-02-27	Atlanta	Ga	ROLLINS BUYING SERVICE, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were moving an extension ladder to another part of a house. The ladder contacted an overhead power line and the employees sustained electrical shock.
2021-02-12	Ranson	Wv	Comcast Cable	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was using an aerial lift to repair overhead cable lines. A tractor trailer drove by on the road below and made contact with the power lines creating an electrical arc that struck the employee. The employee sustained electrical shock and burns to the right arm and lower right region of their back. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-26	Lempster	Nh	CAVCOMM, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing a new power line when a rotten telephone pole snapped, sending the power line onto the telecommunication line. The employee was struck by a live primary electrical line, resulting in electrical burns.
2021-01-03	Higginsville	Mo	WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOP	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A lineman was cutting a tree from a power line when the tree split and fell on him. The employee sustained fractures to both legs.
2020-10-09	Bradenton	Fl	Think Global LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee contacted overhead power lines while in a truck basket and suffered electrical burns to the right arm, right side of torso, and right hip.
2020-09-14	Grand Coulee	Wa	BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on a line crew replacing burned power line poles. The employee touched the backhoe boom and suffered an electric shock.
2020-08-31	Columbia	Mo	Tree Wizard Incorporated	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A Tree Wizard, Inc., employee was helping remove a tree that had struck a power line. When he made the final cut on the tree, the line rolled under the log and struck him in the face. He suffered a fractured eye socket, a fractured skull, and multiple facial lacerations.
2020-08-30	Prosper	Tx	CoServ	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was on a utility pole, making repairs. An electric power line shocked the employee.
2020-08-20	Omaha	Ne	AP Plumbing, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was clearing soil away from an underground power line with a shovel. The shovel cut through the wire's insulation, resulting in an arc flash that caused first-degree burns to the employee's arms and neck.
2020-08-11	Gretna	La	Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Employees were utilizing boom trucks to transfer live power lines to a new pole. One of the employees reached out to another to grab a tool while simultaneously holding the power line and experienced an electric shock. The injured employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-10	Westbury	Ny	Edison Power Constructors	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in a bucket truck in the raised position to perform power line repairs. While removing some foliage from the power lines, the employee was shocked by the power lines, and sustained burns to both hands.
2020-08-07	Houston	Tx	Pulice Construction, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A work crew was moving concrete barriers along a traffic lane using an excavator with a barrier lifter. The excavator's boom contacted a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line, and an employee was shocked. The employee suffered burns to the right hand and right foot.
2020-07-30	Cumby	Texas	NORTHEAST TEXAS POWER, LTD.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
Employees were replacing a double circuit pole. When one phase of a 3-phase, 200V-power line was energized, it went straight to ground, causing an arc flash. An employee sustained second degree burns to the face and upper left arm.
2020-07-17	Melrose Park	Illinois	Reyes Roofing LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was climbing a ladder while carrying a piece of aluminum fascia when the fascia contacted an overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock.
2020-07-10	Ennis	Montana	Associated Underwater Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was using a crane to set concrete blocks for a concrete footing. The crane came into close proximity with overhead power lines and two employees were electrically shocked and hospitalized.
2020-07-06	Rankin	Texas	IES - Innovative Engineering Systems, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On the evening of July 6, 2020, an employee was helping install a power line when his finger was caught in a chain that was being used to lift equipment. He suffered a fingertip amputation.
2020-06-18	Idledale	Colorado	Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trimming a tree at heights when a tree branch contacted power lines. The employee was indirectly shocked and sustained burns to the right hand and both forearms.
2020-06-02	Houston	Texas	Advantages Associated, Inc.	Hand(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was brooming concrete on the third level of a parking garage under construction. The handle of the broom came into contact with overhead power lines. The employee suffered electrical burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
2020-05-21	Saint Petersburg	Florida	FCA Construction & Sons, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was carrying a 10- to 12-foot long metal channel up a metal ladder when he contacted an overhead power line and received an electrical shock. He then fell from the ladder. He sustained electrical burns and fractures.
2020-05-06	Hulbert	Oklahoma	Utility Plus, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was in a bucket replacing an existing electrical pole. The employee became entangled in his lanyard. As he was untangling his lanyard, the bucket shifted. A powerline under tension and pulled around a jib frame, rolled up and off the jib frame as the bucket shifted. The power line acted like a rubber band and struck the employee. The employee was ejected from the bucket and fell about 32 feet to the ground. The employee suffered broken bones in both feet and a broken arm.
2020-04-14	Carver	Massachusett	Eversource	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An Eversource employee was recovering downed power lines in a street. A vehicle entered the work zone and struck the employee, running over and breaking the employee's ankle as well as striking the employee with its side view mirror.
2020-04-01	Irving	Texas	SAI Construction	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were digging and dewatering an excavation when one of them came into contact with a live underground power line. One employee suffered an electric shock and left hand burns; the other was also shocked. Both employees were hospitalized.
2020-04-01	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
A seven-employee crew was removing a 100-foot poplar tree. The crown was cut off and the employee on the tip line (which controls the direction of the tree limbs, keeping them away from power lines) was signaled to begin pulling. The tree limb that the tip line was attached to broke free and struck the employee's torso.
2020-03-30	Atlanta	Georgia	Georgia Power Company	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial lift, preparing to remove a section of a bus. A 500-kilovolt power line caused second-degree burns to the employee's chest and arms.
2020-02-10	Tampa	Florida	Bowman Steel, LLC	Face	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was descending from the third floor deck in an aerial lift and made contact with a 69-Kv power line. The employee sustained flash burns to the face.
2019-09-19	Miami	Florida	Enterprise Electrical Contracting, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on an overhead power line from the bucket of an aerial lift. The line touched his hands, burning them. They were amputated at the hospital.
2019-08-27	Tipton	Missouri	CO-MO Connect	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee and his crew were removing a broken power pole. The top portion of the pole was hung in a tree and still attached to the power lines. The crew was digging the bottom broken section out of the ground when they heard the top portion crack. The broken pole fell on the employee and injured his lower back.
2019-08-22	Weatherford	Texas	Wright Tree Services	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in a bucket trimming limbs with a hydraulic stick saw. A cut limb fell onto a primary power line, pushing the primary line down into the neutral line. The resulting arc flash burned the employee's right hand.
2019-08-22	Dawson	Georgia	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An overhead lineman was elevated in a bucket while removing the rubber cover from a primary power line. An arc flash caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's stomach and the area under the right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-15	Orlando	Florida	J & R Precision Drilling, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was running a drilling unit in a field. The drill hit an underground power line. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2019-08-02	Jacksonville	Florida	Brad's Glass, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was descending in an aerial lift when his right shoulder made contact with an energized power line (138, 000 volts, about 25 feet from the ground). He suffered burns from the right side of his neck to his pelvis and was hospitalized.
2019-08-01	Bowling Green	Ohio	Triple D Communications, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
At about 11:30 a.m. on August 1, 2019, an employee was working from a bucket truck, taking measurements of a telephone pole. A power line touched him, causing electrical burns. He was hospitalized.
2019-07-24	Stratham	New Hampshir	Annseal Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was sealing cracks in the highway with a wand that dispenses rubber sealant from a slowly moving truck when the truck's light tower struck overhead power lines. Electricity traveled through the vehicle and down the wand where it shocked the employee.
2019-06-27	Miami	Florida	Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was preparing to pull in new electrical power lines with a rope when the rope became entangled in the base of a street sign, causing the sign to become loose and strike the employee in the back. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised left lung, cracked ribs, and bruised vertebrae.
2019-06-16	Jackson	Ohio	Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Two employees were working to clear trees from powerlines. The tree being cleared had fallen onto the power line, which was angled down due to recent storms. A tree limb had been cut into three pieces, and the injured employee was trying to free the limb from the power line. The tree limb swung and hit the employee's face, causing lacerations from the nose to the lips.
2019-05-20	Lincroft	New Jersey	McPhee Electric, Ltd.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were pulling a messenger cable from one utility pole to another when the messenger cable contacted an adjacent power line. Both employees suffered electrical burns to the hands and arm and were hospitalized.
2019-05-16	Fowlerton	Texas	LineTec Services, LLC	Head and trunk	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An electrician was in an elevated bucket truck utilizing a tie wire to tie a conductor. A live power line above the employee's head contacted his body and generated an arc flash. The employee suffered burns on his face, mid torso and his abdomen.
2019-05-15	Deer Creek	Illinois	Sun Ag, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
The injured employee transported chemicals to a field location. A second employee was operating an applicator and drove up to receive the chemicals. The injured employee hooked up the hoses to the applicator. The applicator dropped the spraying arms down and they contacted a power line. The injured employee was shocked and hospitalized for burns to a hand and foot and amputation of the lower left arm.
2019-05-07	Elberta	Alabama	MDR Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working inside a bucket truck replacing old power lines with new power lines. An arc occurred between the two lines and one employee was burned on his stomach and left arm.
2019-05-03	Houston	Texas	Davey Tree Surgery Company	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trimming a tree when the branch he was cutting came close enough to a power line that electricity arced over to him, causing burns to his right hand and toes.
2019-04-29	Rexburg	Idaho	King Builders, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was on the ground handling a cable attached to a crane. The crane touched a power line and the employee was shocked.
2019-04-01	Denver	Colorado	The TMC Building Group, LLC	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was adjusting/moving an aluminum float during a concrete pour when the 30-foot long float swung outside of construction working limits and contacted a 13,200 volt primary power line. The employee received electrical burns to both palms.
2019-03-29	Metlakatla	Alaska	METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a boom forklift that had a box attached to it cutting down a tree to clear power line. The employee was in the box. After cutting down the tree it fell towards him and he jumped from the box to avoid it. He fell on a ladder and fractured his leg requiring surgery.
2019-03-18	Houston	Texas	Denis Reyes	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was taking a measurement when he contacted a power line, suffering injuries to a nerve in the right forearm.
2019-02-25	Clermont	Florida	P.H. Freeman & Sons, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee collapsed while using a ladder in the orange grove. The ladder up against the power lines was seen sparking.
2019-02-07	Vero Beach	Florida	Everglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
While on a ladder picking oranges, an employee came into contact with a power line and suffered electrical burns.
2019-02-07	Beloit	Wisconsin	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing ice from the ropes used to pull power lines through a traveler. The grip broke and the rope pulling the cable through the roller pulled the employee's right hand into the traveler, breaking some bones and tearing the carpal tunnel ligament.
2019-02-06	Dallas	Georgia	Sumter Utilities Inc.	Foot (feet)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was helping to move a power pole. The aerial crane carrying the pole made contact with 7,200-volt power lines, and the employee suffered first and second degree electrical burns to the right foot.
2019-01-15	Killdeer	North Dakota	McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While installing utility meters, an employee contacted overhead power lines and sustained burns to their hand and face.
2019-01-14	Billings	Montana	Billings Sign Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working from an aerial lift to measure a sign when the employee contacted power lines and was shocked, requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-09	College Station	Texas	Echo Powerline LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing new lines and working around 2700-volt power lines. An arc flash occurred and the employee sustained burns to the jaw, chest, and arms.
2019-01-08	Guymon	Oklahoma	JKMI, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was riding in an aerial lift when it contacted a high-voltage power line. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the torso and upper body.
2019-01-08	Lansing	Kansas	B-Comm, LLC	Forearm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working from an aerial lift to replace telecommunication lines. He lifted the telecommunication line onto his shoulder to get a lashing machine out of a tree. An employee on the ground pulled the lashing line and caused it to come into contact with an overhead power line. The employee in the lift was shocked, resulting in an amputation of his left arm from the elbow down.
2019-01-02	Houtzdale	Pennsylvania	Modern Pump and Equipment Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was guiding a crane to pick up a spool of wire. While pulling the crane hook over to the spool of wire he reduced the distance to the 19.9 phase 2 ground overhead power line. The power line then arced across to the crane's wire rope shocking the employee. He was also burned on the left wrist and hand and both feet and was hospitalized.
2018-09-18	Kintnersville	Pennsylvania	Jaflo, Inc	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was in a truck-mounted aerial lift, trimming trees around a power line. The edge of the lift caught on something, then jerked free, throwing the employee out. The employee fell about 30 feet, landing on the ground and suffering a broken back and head trauma.
2018-09-12	Greenville	Alabama	Pike Electric, LLC	Thigh(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were installing a jumper between two power lines from an aerial lift when an arc flash occurred. The first employee suffered a second degree burn on his left thigh, and the second employee received a first degree burn to his left arm. They were both hospitalized.
2018-08-04	Boca Raton	Florida	Civil Search International, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was shocked when he came in contact with a live power line. The line was not insulated and his gloves had perforations at the time of the incident.
2018-07-24	Martindale	Texas	MasTec Services Company, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was rewiring a power line pole when the back of his right hand touched the 7,200-volt tap line. He suffered second-degree burns to his right hand and an exit wound on the left side of his torso.
2018-07-23	Watford City	North Dakota	Select Energy Services, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was acting as a ground guide for a rough-terrain forklift that was loading material onto a flatbed truck. The forklift's boom came into contact with overhead power lines while the employee was touching the forklift. The employee suffered electrical burns to his hands and feet.
2018-07-13	Wellington	Florida	Wilco Electrical, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A lineman was working on a switch from a bucket, covering electrical power lines with blankets and sleeves. As he reached for a jumper, his sweat-soaked shirt touched a hot jumper at the right arm while his left sleeve touched the switch bracket. A flash occurred, and he suffered first- and second-degree burns.
2018-07-11	Denver City	Texas	Aveda Transportation and Energy Services	Upper and lower limb(s)	Transportation incident
An employee was driving a pole truck. The truck contacted a power line resulting in burns to the employee's right arm and leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-30	Broadwell	Illinois	United Contractors Midwest, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
At about 11:20 a.m. on June 30, 2018, an employee was operating a paving machine when a 7,200-volt uninsulated power line arced to a tandem truck, which then arced to the paving machine. The employee was shocked while touching the operator toggle. He was hospitalized, having suffered electrical burns to his left hand and an exit burn on his right foot.
2018-06-28	Clarkston	Georgia	GEORGIA POWER	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On 6/27/2018, at approximately 4:30 a.m., an employee was cutting a tree off a power line when a limb popped back and struck his side. He suffered fractured ribs and a chest contusion, requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-23	Huntsville	Texas	Colvin Brothers Construction, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was lifting a piece of aluminum guttering to install on a gas station canopy when it contacted a high-voltage power line. He suffered electrical burns to both hands and a foot.
2018-06-15	Angleton	Texas	Texas New Mexico Power	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was positioned on the ground cutting a tree that had fallen on a power line (the line was de-energized) when a 4' tree limb fell on him. He fell to the ground with the tree limb, which pinned his left leg and broke his femur.
2018-05-30	Colon	Nebraska	The L.E. Myers Co.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on a three-phase distribution power line, made contact with the line and suffered electrical burns.
2018-05-12	Birch River	West Virgini	Jan-Care Ambulance Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On May 12, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., an employee and a coworker were responding to a motor vehicle accident that had caused a down power line. He ducked below the downed powerline to provide assistance to the injured victims. His forehead then made contact with the energized power line, and an electric current entered his forehead and existed his foot. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-10	Rainelle	West Virgini	Altice Technical Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
On April 10, 2018, at approximately 10:40 a.m., an employee was working from a bucket truck, installing a cable to a new utility pole, when his left shoulder made contact with a primary power line. His clothing then ignited, resulting in third degree burns to his left shoulder, neck, and face. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-10	New Orleans	Louisiana	Feel Good Films, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was de-rigging a metal pipe while standing on a roof when the pipe touched an overhead power line. The employee then suffered serious electrical burns.
2018-03-06	Plantersville	Texas	North Houston Pole Line	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in an aerial lift preparing to install mechanical rigging onto a new power line when the fourth and fifth fingers of the employee's right hand were pinched and crushed between the aerial lift basket rail and the cross arm of the power line structure.
2018-02-19	Houston	Texas	William Contractor Services	Foot (feet)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was on the third-story balcony of an apartment complex. He was pulling up a 25-foot section of gutter with a rope so that it could be installed. When the employee grabbed the section of gutter the end of it hit a power line. The electricity exited out of the employees left foot causing an exit-wound burn.
2017-09-18	Saratoga Springs	New York	Belmonte Builders Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in the basket of an aerial lift painting the exterior fascia in the front of a building. The lift moved and the employee contacted a 13.2 kV power line. The employee was shocked and received burns to the hands and head.
2017-09-14	Jasper	Georgia	W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting up a tree that had fallen across a power line. The power line was under the tree and was stretched taught. When the employee cut the final log, it broke suddenly and was flung into the air. The employee ran a few steps and the log hit him in the head and shoulder area. He suffered a fractured spine, crushed vertebrae, and facial lacerations.
2017-09-13	Ocilla	Georgia	Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While working from a bucket truck, an employee received an electrical shock from a downed power line.
2017-08-15	Denham Springs	Louisiana	Perfect Finish Concrete, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While near a power line, an employee was holding the hose from the pump truck. He was electrocuted and received burns and internal injuries.
2017-07-21	Laurel	Mississippi	Pitts Wabbing Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was raising a derrick on an oil platform when the derrick came in contact with a high-voltage power line. The employee suffered electrical burns.
2017-07-12	Topeka	Kansas	Clear View Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was using a 30-foot water fed pole to clean windows. The pole hit a power line and the employee was electrocuted.
2017-07-05	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Penn Line Service, Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was pulling hose while spraying herbicide near power lines and was bitten by a poisonous snake. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2017-07-05	Palm Bay	Florida	RALPH CARPENTER ROOFING INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was roofing a house and was shocked when he touched a live power line.
2017-06-29	Sandersville	Georgia	Schnitzer Southeast	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was attempting to pick up a roll-off container with hoisting cables when the hook on the container broke and the hoisting cable flew up and over the employee's tractor truck, contacting the overhead power lines. The controls on the truck became energized in the employee's hand, and he suffered first degree burns to his right hand and foot.
2017-05-10	Plaquemine	Louisiana	Sunland Construction, Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was re-erecting goal posts below a power line when the stringer of flags on one end of the goal posts became hung up on the passenger-side rear-view mirror of a haul truck. The injured employee was attempting to free the stringer of flags when a coworker raised a PVC pipe to place it over a t-post. The top of the PVC pole, where the stringer of flags was tied, came into contact with the overhead power line. The employee sustained burns to his left arm, left hand, and right foot. He w
2017-05-08	Peoria	Illinois	Wright Tree Service, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
On May 8, 2017, around 9:00 a.m., an employee was cutting tree limbs away from power lines. He was repositioning himself in the tree 45- to 60-feet high when the limb he was tied off to broke and he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a collapsed lung, pelvic injuries, and back injuries that required surgery.