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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015075100 · 7/27/2015 · Ameren of Illinois

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
Secondary source
Dogs, canines-domestic

Employer

Name
Ameren of Illinois
Location
176 W. Mark Avenue, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a phase line for an electric customer when the resident's dog chased him. He tried to climb over a 4-foot fence to escape and his left pant leg and foot got caught on a post. He fell over the fence, breaking the tibia and fibula in his left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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