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Report: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified at JW Powerline, LLC in Kermit, Texas
DATE: 11/24/19
Employees had replaced old poles with new ones and then went back to the yard to take the old poles off the truck using tongs. The tongs shredded a pole and part of the pole bounced up striking an employee in the stomach. The employee was hospitalized with internal bleeding due to a lacerated liver.
| Report ID |
20191112180 |
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| Date |
11/24/2019 |
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| UPA |
1521596 |
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| Primary NAICS |
237130 |
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| Nature |
194 |
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
| Part of Body |
330 |
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Source |
6352 |
Utility and telephone poles |
| Secondary Source |
3499 |
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Event |
620 |
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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