Abingdon, MD — A worker was hospitalized after being electrocuted while working in a bucket truck in Abingdon, Maryland, on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The accident took place near the intersection of Route 40 and Otter Point Road, around 12:30 in the afternoon.
Local officials won’t say exactly how the accident occurred. Following the accident, then man was taken a local local trauma center. His name hasn’t yet been released.
No other injuries have been reported.
The Mayland Occupational Safety and Health division has been made aware of the accident are currently developing.
Read commentary below.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
Unfortunately, we don’t know more about what happened, which obviously makes discussing liability a little difficult. As most know, most accidents such as this one are going to be handled through an employee’s workers’ comp policy. If this accident involved some sort of defective machinery, then it’s possible that liability could land on the manufacturer. At this point, we just don’t know. Although we should mention that, in either case, the injury worker would still be eligible for workers’ comp benefits, as the accident happened while he was on the clock.
— Grossman Law Offices
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