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Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024032591 · 3/22/2024 · V L Chapman Electric Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Boom truck, cherry picker
Secondary source
Utility poles

Employer

Name
V L Chapman Electric Inc
Location
501 Fifth Ave, CHARDON, OHIO, 44024
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 22, 2024, an employee was working in the bucket of a bucket truck, about 20 feet above the ground, trying to remove a temporary power pole. The pole snapped and the employee was thrown, traveling 10 feet into the air before falling to the ground (for a total fall height of about 30 feet). The employee suffered broken ribs and a broken pelvis, as well as a punctured lung. Fall protection was being worn at the time of the incident, but the employee's lanyard was not tied off to an anchor point.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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