Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Thayer Power and Communication
Start: 6/4/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019065594 · 6/4/2019 · Thayer Power and Communication

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
Source: Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Thayer Power and Communication
Location: Ohio Central Railroad Crossing, GAHANNA, OHIO, 43230
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 4, 2019, a crew was installing fiber across a railroad crossing. A train came through and snagged the fiber. The fiber caught an employee in the neck area and the employee was thrown to the ground. The employee sustained cuts to the head and neck and was hospitalized.

Source

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