23.07.2018

Telehandler fatality

A man was electrocuted on Friday when the boom of his telehandler came into contact with an overhead power line in Mountaintop, near Wilkes-Barre, north east Pennsylvania.
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The boom was fully extended without a load when it touched the power lines

Jason Evans, 43, was employed by a roofing contractor and was operating a telehandler with a fully extended boom, but no load on the forks when he came too close to the high tension power lines that cross the facility of East Coast Logistics & Distribution. He was declared dead at a nearby medical facility. Although initial police reports stated that he was placing roofing material onto the roof of a building.
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The incident occurred at a logistics/distribution warehouse

The telehandler caught fire, while Evans was thrown from his cab and by the force of the electrical jolt. The machine continued to burn for some time. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
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The machine completely burnt out