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Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019077414 · 7/20/2019 · Wood County Telephone Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Trees

Employer

Name
Wood County Telephone Company
Location
15th St. South & Peach St., WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN, 54495
NAICS
517110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 4:50 p.m. on July 20, 2019, an employee was clearing a tree caught in a downed telecommunication line. The tree shifted and struck the employee, who suffered a severed spinal cord and fractures of vertebrae, pelvis, shoulder, and ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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