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Soft tissue injuries unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2025088223 · 8/18/2025 · AEP Transmission Service Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
Nature of injury
Soft tissue injuries unspecified

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source
Utility poles
Secondary source
Chainsaws

Employer

Name
AEP Transmission Service Center
Location
US 377 & Private Road, JUNCTION, TEXAS, 76849
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee, who was using a climbing device, was on top of an approximately 50-foot pole replacing an 8-foot crossarm. The employee's safety line was cut by a chainsaw, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained soft tissue injuries to their cervical spine at C1-C2 and C2-C3, and a severe bruise to their right hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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