Fractures

Name: Fractures at Jackson Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Start: 10/11/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109495 · 10/11/2024 · Jackson Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back thoracic region
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified
Source: Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.
Secondary source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Jackson Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Location: 2290 FM 2611, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77414
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were using the boom of a digger truck to pull a power pole out of the ground. The extended boom broke away from the turret it was mounted on and dropped, causing the operator's seat to abruptly go up. The injured employee was thrown from the seat and landed on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured T8 vertebra and required surgery.

Source

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