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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021031938 · 3/3/2021 · Pike Electric LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Rope, twine, string
Secondary source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Pike Electric LLC
Location
1735 Lock 17 Road, BROOKWOOD, ALABAMA, 35444
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was straightening a hand line (rope used to move material) with an attached pulley that was stretched between the bucket truck and the skid steer. The rope snapped under pressure, striking the employee and causing a fracture to the left hand and lacerations on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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