Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC
Start: 7/30/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025077516 · 7/30/2025 · Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision incident n.e.c.
Source: All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
Secondary source: Recessed earth structures

Employer

Name: Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC
Location: Delaware Switch - Drill Hole switch line structure 16/8, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
NAICS: 221121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was utilizing a utility task vehicle (UTV) to patrol a 138 kV transmission line in a right-of-way. The UTV drove into a washout hole that was approximately 6 feet deep and obstructed by vegetation. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder, a fractured left humerus, back pain, and a strained ankle. He was hospitalized.

Source

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