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32 - Mowing and Trimming Safety

Lightning Precautions

Lightning strikes injure and kill hundreds of people each year. Follow

these precautions to help keep you safe when the weather turns bad.

4 As soon as you hear thunder, shut o and put away equipment

and move indoors. When you are able to hear thunder, you can

be struck by lightning. Lightning can strike even when it’s not

raining.

4e cab of an enclosed vehicle provides some protection from

lightning but a sturdy building provides the best protection.

4Listen to the radio for weather updates and storm warnings.

If You Can’t Take Cover Inside

4 Get to a low space. Lightning strikes the tallest objects.

4 Crouch down on the balls of your feet. Place your hands on your

knees and lower your head between your knees.

4 Minimize contact with the ground.

4 Do not lie at on the ground. is will make you a larger target.

Keep Away From …

4Large, lone trees and towers, fences, telephone poles and power

lines.

4Rivers, lakes, pools and other bodies of water.

4Metal objects, tools, equipment, wire fences and umbrellas.

If Someone is Struck by Lightning

4Call 911.

4Check to see if they’re breathing. Rescue breathing or CPR may

be required.

4Check for burns on their body.

4Move the victim inside, out of the storm.

4Note: Most lightning-strike victims survive with immediate

treatment and rescue breathing or CPR.

Summary of OSHA Accident Inspection 101558112

A new employee continued mowing when a light rain started.

Lightning struck a nearby tree and killed the employee just two

hours after he had started his new job.

If you see any signs of lightning or a thunderstorm,

stop what you’re doing and get inside.

Accident Report

New Employee Killed When Struck by Lightning

A person that is struck by lightning

DOES NOT retain an electric charge

that can shock you.

Lightning can spread as far as 60 feet

after striking the ground.

Lightning can travel at speeds of

100,000 mph.

The temperature of a bolt of

lightning can be as high as 50,000° F.

Lightning CAN strike the same place

twice.

Lightning Facts

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