Incident date: 2017-06-12
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming a tree using a pole-saw while inside an aerial lift when the pole-saw contacted an electrical powerline. The employee was electrically shocked and fell 15 feet to the ground, suffering electrical burns, a fractured back, and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate