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Chain Electric Company, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chain Electric Company, Inc. in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Chain Electric Company, Inc. Report ID 2017065644
Address 1308 West Pine St. City, State ZIP HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39401
Event Date June 20, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Towers, poles, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.31000, -89.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a tag line on a concrete pole as the pole was being moved. The employee was trying to get out of the way when his right leg was caught between two concrete poles, breaking his right femur.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2017, a worker at Chain Electric Company, Inc. in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with towers, poles, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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