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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020054241 · 5/6/2020 · Utility Plus, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
Source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Utility Plus, Inc.
Location
Sequoyah State Park, HULBERT, OKLAHOMA, 74441
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

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.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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