Bucket Truck Accident Study

Bucket Truck Accident Attorneys

One of the manufacturers of aerial lift devices conducted a 15 year study of National Safety Council public records related to electrocution accidents in the electric industry. The study revealed that nearly all line to grounded wire or grounded structure accidents involving aerial bucket trucks have occurred on systems of 15.000 volts (15 kv) and under.
This is understandable because of the relatively close spacing of conductors at these voltages. These voltages of 15kv and under are generally referred to as distribution line voltages. The spacing of distribution lines is proper for the system itself, but does present an eminent and dangerous hazard to the lineman who may make accidental or inadvertent contact between energized or grounded conductors and his aerial lift device. The report concluded that for almost every electrical accident there is an explanation as to the cause. The worker “forgot” his safe work rules and failed to use his rubber gloves or other rubber cover-ups. The report went on to state “unfortunately, even the best training can be forgotten in a moment of stress.”