Dislocation of joints

Name: Dislocation of joints at Alabama Power Company
Start: 8/25/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087584 · 8/25/2022 · Alabama Power Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source: Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name: Alabama Power Company
Location: 424 Woodland Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35209
NAICS: 221112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending a wooden power pole. He slipped and fell about 4 feet; his right gaff caught the pole and stopped him suddenly, causing his right knee to be dislocated.

Source

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