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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021054338 · 5/27/2021 · WOODALL ELECTRIC, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
WOODALL ELECTRIC, INC.
Location
P.O. BOX3038, 606 25TH STREET, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39303
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket truck attempting to lift a light pole using a rope and a winch. The rope broke causing the employee to fall from the bucket onto the truck. The employee sustained a fractured C-5 vertebra and a fractured shoulder blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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