ENTERGY CORPORATION

Struck by other falling powered vehicle — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ENTERGY CORPORATION in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
Employer ENTERGY CORPORATION
Address 45 Belmont Drive
City, State ZIP LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas 72204
Report ID 2019021443
Event Date February 8, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by other falling powered vehicle
Source of Injury Construction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221119
GPS Coordinates 34.73020, -92.34840

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Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to hook a chain to a broken, wooden light pole laying on the ground. A backyard machine tipped over and the boom attachment fell onto the employee. The employee sustained a lacerated spleen, a fractured back, a crushed diaphragm, multiple broken ribs and internal bleeding.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2019, a worker at ENTERGY CORPORATION in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by other falling powered vehicle, with construction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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