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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025032693 · 3/21/2025 · Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Trees
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
Location
Browns Lake Road, POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS, 72455
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 21, 2025, an employee was clearing trees and brush from a utility right-of-way. The employee was bucking (cutting) a fallen tree that was approximately 40-inches off the ground when the tree fell onto their left leg. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left leg requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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