Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Name: Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Grundy Electric Co-Op Inc
Start: 6/29/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023065772 · 6/29/2023 · Grundy Electric Co-Op Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified

Employer

Name: Grundy Electric Co-Op Inc
Location: 12768 West State Highway P, NEW HAMPTON, MISSOURI, 64471
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a branch on a downed power line when tension in the power line released, causing it to snap up and strike the employee in the chest and neck area. The employee suffered internal chest and throat trauma.

Source

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