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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019010664 · 1/19/2019 · Pontotoc Electric Power Association

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Trees
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Pontotoc Electric Power Association
Location
930 Hwy 41 S., PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, 38863
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a wedge into a tree that was being felled. The wind blew the tree down in the opposite direction from the one intended; part of the tree struck the employee, causing a broken left ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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