Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation in BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation Report ID 2020087551
Address 884 CR 720 City, State ZIP BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS 72616
Event Date August 10, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Trees
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.20000, -93.48000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were felling a de-limbed, live tree. They attached a rope to the tree to help control the direction of fall and ensure nothing fell toward the road. As the tree was falling, it went off course and the two employees went separate ways. One of the employees went into the path of the falling tree, which hit the left side of his back and hip area. He broke his left femur, lumbar spine, left hip, and left leg.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2020, a worker at Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation in BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with trees identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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