Southwestern Electric Power Company
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Southwestern Electric Power Company | Report ID | 2021108521 |
| Address | 1725 Texas St. | City, State ZIP | NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA 71457 |
| Event Date | October 2, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.77000, -93.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was lifting a 330-pound transformer onto the bed of a vehicle. The transformer was set down on the employee's right hand, injuring the little finger.
Incident Summary
On October 2, 2021, a worker at Southwestern Electric Power Company in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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