Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Wise Pole Line
Start: 3/8/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032077 · 3/8/2016 · Wise Pole Line

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Wise Pole Line
Location: Field by 1491 CR 2320, DECATUR, TEXAS, 76234
NAICS: 221119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a free-swivel utility bucket installing the primary and neutral lines on a pole. The bucket moved, and the employee's left-hand middle finger was crushed and punctured by the parking bracket.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown