Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Black Diamond Power Company
Start: 5/29/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025055094 · 5/29/2025 · Black Diamond Power Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Black Diamond Power Company
Location: Route 16, CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25043
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were responding to power outages caused by a storm. The injured employee was surveying the damage near an area where power lines were suspected to be down. An adjacent tree fell and struck the injured employee. He sustained internal and crushing injuries, including liver bruising and internal bleeding. He also sustained a broken arm and required surgery.

Source

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