Contractor climbed on a pile to measure with a metal pole. Climbed pile and came within an unsafe distance to high voltage power line, electrocuting employee.
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Showing all 4Employee was lifting cutting edges for a 980K loader out of a truck
EE WAS ON BACK OF BOBCAT LOADER FOR COUNTERWEIGHT TO COUNTERBALANCE HEAVY LOAD. BOBCAT TIPPED AND FELL FORWARD, DROPPING PART OF LOAD. LOADER BOUNCED BACK UP QUICKLY AS EE WAS FALLING FORWARD, SO HE HIT HIS FACE ON THE CAB OF THE BOBCAT, INJURING HIS NOSE, BREAKING HIS GLASSES, ETC.
ADJUSTING STEEL PLATES ON TRAP FEEDER, FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND TRAP.