Worker Electrocuted While Operating MEWP Near Power Lines
In August 2023, a 33-year-old electrician in the United States tragically lost his life while using a JLG 340AJ Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) to replace exterior light fixtures at a rental equipment repair facility. While maneuvering the lift around the building's southwest corner, the elevated boom came into contact with a 12kV overhead power line. The resulting electrical current passed through the worker's body and the lift, leading to fatal injuries. Despite immediate efforts by facility workers to extinguish a fire on the lift and lower the basket, the worker was pronounced […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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