Fractures

Name: Fractures at Entergy Louisiana
Start: 12/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171211707 · 12/9/2017 · Entergy Louisiana

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Entergy Louisiana
Location: 1203 M. C. Moore Road, HAMMOND, LOUISIANA, 70401
NAICS: 221111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket truck restoring power to a residence when the employee contacted the electrical powerline and fell approximately 30 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered five broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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