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Power Lines Services, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Power Lines Services, Inc. in COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA
Employer Power Lines Services, Inc. Report ID 2021021538
Address 1730 Waldrip st City, State ZIP COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA 71019
Event Date February 20, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Tooth (teeth)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Utility and telephone poles
Secondary Source Cranes, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.98000, -93.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was prepping a 40-foot solid wood pole to be set with other team members. While the pole was being set into the ground with a track bucket, the employee started to push the pole into place. The operator boomed up to straighten the pole. The rigging slid off the pole and landed on the outrigger of the track bucket. The pole bounced and struck the employee causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a contusion to the head and a chipped tooth.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2021, a worker at Power Lines Services, Inc. in COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the tooth (teeth). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with utility and telephone poles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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