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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024043404 · 4/18/2024 · Tennessee Valley Authority

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary source
Hoists, lifts overhead, cable

Employer

Name
Tennessee Valley Authority
Location
1499 Steam Plant Rd, GALLATIN, TENNESSEE, 37066
NAICS
221112
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

Two employees were lifting and installing the lance tube into place using a combination of chain falls and manual manipulation. While moving the lance tube into place, the employee on one end lost their grip on the tube and it fell to the grating. Since the lance tube was also suspended from a chain fall, the other end went up and caught the injured employee's right hand between the lance tube and an I-beam. The injured employee suffered lacerations across the top of their little, ring and middle fingers, and fractures to their little and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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