PALM BEACH, FLORIDA·
Armstrong Landscape Design Group, Inc.
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Armstrong Landscape Design Group, Inc., 125 Wells Rd, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33480 on , Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the body systems.
Final narrative
On or about 4/1/2015 at 2:00 PM, an employee was trimming a ficus hedge using a pole pruner. The pole pruner got stuck in the branch that the employee was trying to cut, so the employee yanked it. The pruner made contact with a power line, which shocked the employee; the employee was unconscious for approximately 1 minute. The employee also sustained burns to the left-hand index finger, as well as ankle burns. The employee was hospitalized overnight.
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