Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Start: 7/26/2016

2 hospitalizations · 2016076804 · 7/26/2016 · Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Location: 698 CR 596, NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, 75961
NAICS: 221121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were clearing a tree that had fallen on a utility pole in order to put the pole back in service. A limb from the tree broke off and fell onto the two employees. The first employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung. The second employee suffered a broken hip, broken ribs, and a punctured lung. Both employees were hospitalized.

Source

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