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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025032922 · 3/28/2025 · PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source
Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.
Secondary source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Location
344 S. Poplar St., HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18201
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A 6-person crew was preparing to unload a pole from a digger derrick at the pole yard. A crew member was deploying one of the outriggers when the injured employee's right foot was caught between the outrigger and the ground. The injured employee was hospitalized with foot fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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