05.11.2014

Driving truck + raised boom = overturn

A man trimming trees for a utility company in Maynardville, Tennessee overturned the utility truck/platform he was using yesterday, after he decided to drive it with the boom raised.

The raised boom became caught up in the overhead wires, which was enough to pull the machine over. He was slightly hurt, but thankfully there was no one in the platform. It begs the question, why was he moving the lift while elevated?

The man, who works for ABC Professional Tree Services, was carrying out contract work for the Knoxville Utilities Board trimming trees back from around power lines. Power was apparently cut to a number of homes in the area – we assume that the power lines had been deactivated.
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The overturned utility truck