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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2016076759 · 7/25/2016 · Pro Electric Service LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head, neck, and trunk
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Structures, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Pro Electric Service LLC
Location
2882 Brice Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43232
NAICS
339950
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was taking a billboard sign down when the wind blew the sign, which then made contact with a powerline. The employee was shocked and fell 20 feet to the ground, injuring his nose, hip, neck, and pelvis. He was not tied off at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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