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8 MI SOUTH OF HAWLEY ON CLAY COUNTY RD 31 & 4 POLE, HAWLEY, MN 56549
Standard 19260952 B01
Standard 19260950 C01
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
AN EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE BUCKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT ABOUT TO REPAIR AN ENERGIZED OVE RHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED THE LINE AND SUFFERED THIRD DEGREE BURN S. THE TRUCK GROUND WAS NOT IN PLACE BUT WAS LYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET. THIS APPARENTLY COMPLETED THE CIRCUIT AS CURRENT EXITED AT THE LITTLE TOE AND NE XT TOE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
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