Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Spartan Utility Services
Start: 8/20/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087667 · 8/20/2024 · Spartan Utility Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source: Utility poles
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: Spartan Utility Services
Location: 115 Terry St. (front yard), LUMBERTON, TEXAS, 77657
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A lineman was approximately 20 feet high on a utility pole, removing dead telephone service lines. The pole broke near the bottom and the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The pole landed on his right leg causing a leg fracture and artery damage.

Source

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